There is a bitter but still feels good in "Stick"-the new Apple TV+sport drama (which follows in Ted Lasso rates) - it's temporarily attractive. On the surface, the Asoneyson Keller show changes the variations of cliché torn by classical sports films and new wave TV comedies (like jokes based on the division between General Z and Gene X), but under its rather predictable formula, there is a real charming heart.

The setup is pretty simple: Price Cahill (Owen Wilson, betting on everything on his low key charisma), the once promised golf club, broke and in the middle of divorce with a pretty gloomy financial look at his future. Strongly linked to his money problems, he is likely to lose a home filled with memories and golf memes in which he currently lives. But one day, while she is out and for driving in the range, teaching an old lady, a spark of hope for something better is called with the smooth swing of the club.

The impressive swing belongs to Santi (Peter Dager), a teenage fornication who, not long ago, was trained by his now absent father to become a professional, and Price immediately sees the endless potential in him that he may have ever seen. Despite the initial unwillingness of the child, the two agree to come together and go on a tour, each carrying their own system of emotional support in the form of Santi's proud Latino mother, Elena (Marian Trevino), and Price's longtime friend and former Caddy, Mits, Mits.

Just like in Ted Lasso and some classic sports moviesGolf is only here to serve as a context where more intriguing and exciting plays can be prepared. Technique-wise, Santi is a phenomenal player who only needs some mental directions, which is where Price is distinguished. There is a reason for this: he has gone through it earlier - from great opportunities to melt and exhaustion - and suffered a personal loss as a parent from which most people do not return.

If it reminds you of a certain character of the mainly forgotten classic since the 1990s, you must be a fan of Ron Shelton's work and more importantly, one of the best golf films ever made: "Tin Cup".

Now, before being called by some fans of hardcore Shelton and Kevin Costner, let me say that the "stick" is difficult in the same league as "Tin Cup". The second is the champion cult classic with a quintensential vibration of the 90's (believe me, I just watched it for the fourth time) that several sports films manage to keep them from their eras. He also led the desired actor who was widely linked to these types of pictures in the late 1980s and during the 90's (Especially baseball movies Like "Bull Durham", "For Loveub to the Game", etc.). But the series of Keller and the Tin Cup also share some vital features that explain how the first one can grow on you pretty quickly.

Costner Roy, a washed goalkeeper who works in the midst of a midfield, has some "cash problems" (just like Price) in Tin Cup as a result of $ 12,000 on his ex-girlfriend from a striptease. He is stubborn and is the head of guilt (driven by his relentless ball, which constantly lowered him into trouble) and is generally unable to get out of his own way to achieve something. In a sense, Wilson Price in "Stick" feels like a little mature and evolved version of Roy because of his age and experience - someone who has learned the difference between trust in the intestines and unnecessarily careless. Of course, he cannot always prevent the old self from better than him and put it in risky situations. Both characters are stripped into some dangerous gambling, with Price actually igniting people with a detailed plan to deceive them using his golf knowledge and smooth action skills.

Although for various reasons, Roy and Price also share dysfunction when it comes to relationships, both being the type of closed men struggling to directly express their feelings. In "Tin Cup", this is played for laughter as Roy tries to seduce Molly (Rene Rousseau), a woman who met her old rival (Don Nsonson), while in "Stick", Price's inability to articulate heavy emotions is rooted in much deeper trauma. His sadness suffocates and rejoices all who are trying to help him. It is a feature that makes it vulnerable and deeply relevant in our eyes.

However, romance and chemistry are a key part of both sports comedies, even if they sometimes go on the plane to actually need a plot - see Santi and Zero (Lily Kay) flying in the former and stupidity of Roy and Molly in the latter. At other times, however, these romantic under -tapes perfectly attract sweet and satisfying balance, allowing the accompanying characters to quietly in the background.

Most of all, what "stick" channels from the "tin cup" gradually turns the viewer into a member of his basic group of characters. We are slowly growing to love these spirits and support them during the most difficult challenges and emotional spots of twist because they hit us as true human beings. I know it's telling stories 101 (obviously), but it's especially true about this show. You can assume that most of the results and twists of the standard plot because you have seen playing dozens of times before. These are relevant, charming and empathetic characters that make you hold (sorry) and be careful because you feel amazed at what you are in their company (despite some occasional discomfort), even through a TV.

We all want a loveood and acceptance of this world, preferably from people who can neglect our shortcomings and understand our deepest emotional wounds like no other. "Stick" and "Tin Cup" are exalted in catching this essence through support and a multifaceted team that always finds a way to connect, whether it is difficult and failure or joy and triumph. And while I suspect that the former will reach the wealth of the cult status of the latter, if you long for something hopeful, exciting and exciting similar to Ted Lasso, you need to fit absolutely ... and for good measure, give a "tin cup" another watch.

Stick is now striming on Apple TV+.