Tommy's Honour
Roadside Attractions | Release Date: April 14, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
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80
CineVueMatthew AndersonApr 13, 2017
Though it may tell of one family's story in the late nineteenth century, and the superb costume and period attention to detail are firmly rooted in its time and place, the case that Tommy's Honour makes for breaking tradition, being true to oneself and challenging authority establishes thematic ties that are timeless. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweJan 12, 2017
This historical account offers an engrossing and accessible celebration of the game’s modern origins, enhanced by striking locations and a standout cast, led by Scottish actors Peter Mullan and Jack Lowden. Read full review
75
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerApr 14, 2017
Connery (an actor as well, and the son of Sean Connery) keeps the performers honest, and a few of the father-son tussles, with their admixture of love and envy, are powerful. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisApr 13, 2017
He (Connery) hasn’t made a film for the ages, but it’s on par with other decent historical sports dramas. Read full review
75
TheWrapRay GreeneJan 16, 2017
Although Tommy’s Honour has clearly been made by a golf obsessive who loves the links, it’s the rare sports biography that keeps its eye on the ball of character and milieu. Read full review
70
Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganApr 13, 2017
Connery extends the film’s appeal with enjoyable sequences depicting how the game was run back then – extravagantly be-whiskered golfers would push and shove their way around the course, casually moving balls while being followed by unruly, whisky-swilling crowds. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKevin CrustApr 13, 2017
It’s surprisingly affecting, but there’s a tendency to telegraph these pivotal emotional moments that in a way lessens their effect. It’s a tribute to the film’s overall craft, and especially its cast, that it’s as much a winner as it is. Read full review
70
Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternApr 13, 2017
In its agreeably eccentric spirit, Tommy’s Honour evokes the Scottish comedies of Bill Forsyth; here it’s oddballs among the handmade, undimpled golf balls. Read full review
70
Village VoicePete Vonder HaarApr 12, 2017
Golf's become such a ridiculously well-heeled pastime that it's refreshing to see it portrayed in its infancy, when clubs were carried like a bunch of kindling and the desolate greens of St. Andrews were more like the hazards of today's game. Read full review
67
The Film StageJared MobarakApr 15, 2017
Connery does well with the period aesthetic while Cook/Marin find the captivating vein running through the Morris family for optimal emotional success. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comGodfrey CheshireApr 14, 2017
It is a movie for golf enthusiasts, pure and simple. Read full review
60
Total FilmJamie GrahamAug 11, 2017
OK, so enough time is spent on the fairways to put some viewers off, but Tommy’s Honour scores a hole in one with its unpacking of the class wars at play. Read full review
60
The GuardianAndrew PulverApr 13, 2017
In the end, it’s Lowden’s fresh-faced enthusiasm and Mullan’s gravitas – operating at about a quarter of the level we know he’s capable of – keeping things afloat. Read full review
50
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanApr 13, 2017
Tommy’s Honour is never boring, but at best it invites a smattering of polite applause, not an upturned barrel of Gatorade. Read full review
50
Boston GlobePeter KeoughApr 12, 2017
A climactic contest takes place in arctic weather that would rival any New England Patriots playoff game. Had the filmmakers drawn more on this rowdy, hardy spirit, not to mention the hirsute gravitas of Peter Mullan, it might have done justice to its legendary subjects. Read full review
50
The Seattle TimesJohn HartlApr 12, 2017
The plot tries too hard to incorporate elements that drift toward melodrama. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerApr 12, 2017
What this one offers in abundance is facts about golf in its early days. How the movie escaped a Father’s Day release in the U.S. is a mystery. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreMar 30, 2017
A vivid recreation of the early history of professional golf is the principle pleasure of Tommy’s Honour, a stately, slow and distressingly dull biography of 19th century Scottish golf hero Tom Morris. Read full review
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EmpireDavid ParkinsonJul 10, 2017
Telling an unfamiliar tale in a highly predictable manner, this is a laudable, but lightweight tribute to golf's founding fathers. Read full review
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The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisApr 13, 2017
The performances are desultory, the musical score bullying and the drama — aside from the game-changing placement of inconvenient shrubbery — as predictable as Tom senior’s steadily sprouting beard. Read full review
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The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Brad WheelerMay 11, 2017
Although it’s a kick to see the rough conditions and the full-on roughhousing of old-world golf, the scenes on the links are repetitive. And while the ending takes a severe dogleg turn to soft-focus sentimentality and the soundtrack hounds us to take this thing seriously, the movie is easily resistible. Read full review
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Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenApr 12, 2017
Seeing what St. Andrews’ greens must have looked like in their native days before all golf courses became zealously manicured is refreshing. The film’s action, however, is rarely filmed in a way that highlights the action, and the story’s biographical elements lack dimension and drama. Read full review
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