It’s a challenge to create an entertaining film centered on golf, but this one succeeds by approaching it like a baseball movie. Kevin Costner seems destined for sports movies, doesn't he? He’s been in *Field of Dreams*, *Bull Durham*, *For the Love of the Game*, that football film I missed, and now this one. The script is laugh-out-loud funny; it feels as though those who made it initially intended to tell a s…

Like sex, golf is something you can find pleasurable even if you aren’t particularly skilled at it. Ron Shelton directed this film, and Kevin Costner, Rene Russo, and Don Johnson star in *Tin Cup*, which is a romantic comedy sports movie about golf that even someone who doesn't like golf (like myself) can appreciate. Costner plays an ex-pro golfer who, after meeting Russo—who’s trying to impress her boyfriend, pla…

This enjoyable sports-romance-comedy succeeds primarily because of the strong connection between Costner and Russo; she consistently shines when paired with male actors. The film delivers some genuinely good athletic scenes, despite centering on golf. While it does feel a little long at over two hours, it remains an entertaining movie. **3.5/5**