Jan 27 2009
TIN CUP
The movie Tin Cup starring Kevin Costner is a movie about a driving range golf pro Roy Mcavoy. He was one of the best college golfers then a life of alcohol and gambling leads him into a miserable existance. Roy and his group which he calls the player gallery bet on everything. When a Dr (Renne Russo) comes to the range for a golf lesson Roy tries to impress her with allof his golf knowledge. He then finds out that she is dating his rival from college David Simms (Don Johnson) Roy goes out and tries to prove that he can play on the pro tour. One of my favorite lines in all of cinema is in this movie “Winner Winner Chicken Dinner” The premise of the movie is to show how even people who are down on thier luck and strong in thier self morals can achive greatness. Roy is constantly beliving he can make a shot. He stands a chance to win the US open and on a long par 5 decides to go for the green in two. If you are not a golfer and don’t know what that means. It is when the yardarge of the hole is so long that to par is five. Usually par fives you need three strokes to get on the green. Well Roy knows he can make it in two. Instead of making the smart play and trying to win the tournament, he goes for the green and the first 9 shots he misses and with the last ballin his bag he knocks in not only on the green but in the hole. The movie also stars Cheech Marin one half of the famous stoner duo Cheech and Chong. Not only is a great golf movie but it also has a good message that you can take out of it. Check this movie out ASAP
