Owen Wilson is superb as the washed up professional golfer seeking redemption by coaching a troubled teenager, while in Tony Ayres’s captivating mystery thriller the residents of a small town struggle with the aftermath of a storm
Pryce “Stick” Cahill lives for golf, which is unfortunate because golf doesn’t seem to like him. He’s a washed-up former professional who used to have it all but, after an on-course meltdown, has been reduced to working in a golf shop, coaching elderly club players and living in his ex-wife’s garage. When he comes across troubled but prodigiously talented youngster Santi (Peter Dager), Pryce senses a last chance for redemption. Can he help Santi channel his gift while keeping himself on the straight and narrow? Owen Wilson rolls out his familiar amiable goofball shtick as Pryce, for a breezy, undemanding comedy drama with a certain gentle melancholy at its core. Phil Harrison
Apple TV+, from Wednesday 4 June
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