
Seve combines dramatic recreations with electrifying archive footage to tell his incredible rags to riches story; from humble beginnings on the beaches of Spain, where aged six he taught himself the game with a broken 3 iron strapped to a stick, to becoming world number one and the greatest golfer of a generation. Directed by John-Paul Davidson (Stephen Fry in America, Brazil with Michael Palin) and edited by Saska Simpson (The Three Kings, Paranormal Witness) with original s... (Full plot summary below)
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Seve combines dramatic recreations with electrifying archive footage to tell his incredible rags to riches story; from humble beginnings on the beaches of Spain, where aged six he taught himself the game with a broken 3 iron strapped to a stick, to becoming world number one and the greatest golfer of a generation. Directed by John-Paul Davidson (Stephen Fry in America, Brazil with Michael Palin) and edited by Saska Simpson (The Three Kings, Paranormal Witness) with original score by Academy Award winner Stephen Warbeck (Shakespeare in Love), Seve is produced by Stephen Evans (Much Ado About Nothing, BAFTA nominated The Madness of King George and Confessions of a Dangerous Mind) with the full support of the Seve Ballesteros Foundation.
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| Daily Express (UK)Henry FitzherbertSeve offers fascinating insights not just into the life of legendary golfer Seve Ballesteros but into what it takes to succeed at the highest level: principally extraordinary dedication and an almost divine sense of mission. |
| Daily Mail (UK)Riath Al-SamarraiA fascinating new film... about the wonderful life and premature death three years ago of one of sport's most charismatic artists. |
| Little White LiesAdam WoodwardA fitting tribute to a bona fide sporting icon. |
| GuardianPeter BradshawThis is primarily for fans, but it's engaging enough. |
| Observer (UK)Mark KermodeGripping sports reportage with chocolate-box dramatisations of his childhood years, making this very much a game of two halves. |
| Times (UK)Kate MuirSeve is for dedicated golf fans only, but there is some charm to this drama-documentary on the rise of Severiano Ballesteros from Spanish farmer's boy to world-class golfer. |
| Total FilmJames MottramHowever under par it gets, it's impossible not to shed a tear as the final chapter in Ballesteros' oft-magical life unfolds. |
| Screen InternationalMark AdamsAn uneasy rose-tinted blending of striking documentary footage and plodding soap-opera style re-enactment ... |
| Daily Telegraph (UK)Tim RobeyStruggling with tone and urgency during its recruiting phase, the film clomps along to a pedestrian drum-roll, summoning a stark, brooding edge without quite enough lift-off. |
| Empire MagazineWilliam ThomasSeve's own interviews give more insight into what made the genius tick, and the footage towards the end is hugely moving, but this is still a sadly missed opportunity. |