Lars Lendale I see all these reviews and I keep falling on "Bull Durham". Like this movie was supposed to join the level of Bull Durham. Listen, it's not going to happen. It would be like finding a better baseball player than Babe Ruth...you can't. Finding a better basketball player than Michael Jordan...you can't. The poetry, the philosophy, the wisdom, the level of insight, the humor, the romance, the climax, the ability to stretch a movie without a story and still captivate the viewer, Bull Durham's a masterpiece and it will never be topped again. Starting with the beginning, the references to baseball, you feel the thrills of the sport and then the number of great lines "I'm the player to be named later" and so and so on, this is a movie full of great lines. Unfortunately for Tin Cup, the script is too poor. Not enough good content and it doesn't really impress us. It was more about promoting a sport through the US Open and star golfers than promoting it through the script and the passion and knowledge of the characters' themselves.Golf anyways, is boring to watch and I doubt you can relate as much easily to golf than to baseball. But still, with a good cast. this should be a better movie. The whole Tin Cup nickname makes no sense to me, more an attempt to find a Crash Davis 2.0. or Nuke Lalloosh nickname. I didn't get it, doesn't work for me. The movie has a few funny passages but nothing immortal, nothing we haven't already seen. Just not what I expect from Ron Shelton.The two characters Roy and Molly spend hours flirting with each other, it's a little lame. It's a lot flirting to set up a predictable ending without any sexyness in the end. And at some point, Roy's stubborn antics are just kind of boring, we lose interest in the movie near the end. The whole "I'm going for the win" was funny once but systematically ? Ugh. There's just nothing you're crazy about in this movie, neither the dialogues, the passion, the sport of the romance. Just two characters that end up hitting on each other.Last but not least, if the main character is from Texas, just get an ACTUAL actor from Texas, stop trying to pretend a fake southern accent this stuff just doesn't cut it. My gosh they need to stop making fun of other people's accents -- Kevin Costner doesn't have a southern accent and he didn't needed one. You can go to Texas university and not be from Texas it's okay but my gosh stop faking these southern accents when you can't ! Really annoying.

jimmie_griffins I am fascinated by this film, no doubt about it. It displays a great affection from the title character for the game of golf. However, his character itself makes me want to punch him in the face with a baseball bat. The way the character acts...SPOILER ALERT!!! ... it just pisses me off beyond repair. He is a self-centered, worthless, girlfriend stealing asshole. With no respect for his friends nor anything for that matter except his blown up ego.SPOILER ALERT END!!! This movie however is a great film that is worth the watch, especially if you like golf!

SnoopyStyle Roy 'Tin cup' McAvoy (Kevin Costner) is a washed up golf pro living at his run down driving range with his sidekick caddy Romeo (Cheech Marin) in desolate west Texas shooting the breeze with the boys. Then psychiatrist Dr. Molly Griswold (Rene Russo) shows up needing a lesson. It turns out that she's the girlfriend of Roy's slick former University of Houston teammate now golfing star David Simms (Don Johnson). Simms invites McAvoy to his tournament, not to play but to caddy. Then a bet develops with the players that Roy could make a shot on National TV and Simms fires him. He owes Doreen $12k and gives her the deed to his driving range. He even loses his car to Simm in a bet. Roy decides to qualify for the US Open and be Molly's patient.This movie works so well. The trio have so much chemistry that they have an unbeatable charm in this movie. It's partly due to writer/director Ron Shelton, but it has so much due to his reunion with Costner. Like Bull Durham, it is about the characters as much as it is about the game. It is adorable when Roy confesses his love to Molly in their session. It is just a very well made rom-com with great characters with a great golf ending.

KenH During the US Open this year they accosted Gary McCord as being the story for the movie. He actually took an 18 in a PGA event trying to get over the water. He admitted to it!! He said he just knew he could get it over the water.He had no excuses.This is tough with the rules of ten lines. I actually liked the movie. Odd as I think Costner is over rated. He plays the same part in every movie. I only like Tin Cup and Water world. He has no stretch in his acting. Same character in every movie with different things happening. He has no range in his acting ability. Hopefully this is ten lines......