If Maurice Flitcroft hadn’t really existed, a British comedy would surely have invented him. A humble shipyard worker from Barrow-in-Furness who decided, on a rogue middle-aged whim, to enter the B…
If anything, “The Phantom of the Open” is a smidge too cuddly. Having scored with the delightful “Paddington 2” script, Farnaby essentially writes Flitcroft as a larger, de-furred version of the lovably bumbling bear, stumbling catastrophically through assorted farcical scenarios and somehow emerging a winner even when he loses.
Things settle into a more relaxed Britcom groove once Maurice, at a loose end with his children grown and retirement looming, finds his new calling — one that precisely no one else can hear. His sudden interest in golf, via a chanced-upon TV broadcast, is even presented as a kind of trippy religious revelation, with the humble golf ball a deified force, and the elaborate visual joke is intended to shut down any nagging questions as to why a sub-amateur golfer would enter a premier tournament.
Jean remains staunchly supportive, while his twin sons James and Gene are inspired by his far-fetched ambition to pursue their own dreams of becoming world disco-dancing champions. But it’s the agonized shame that eldest son Michael feels over his father’s national-punchline status that gives the film a hint of soul behind its insistently smiley demeanor.
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