FINNEGAN’S FOURSOME

(director/writer: Edward Burns; cinematographer: Jeff Muhlstock; editor: Jaynet Gaynor; music: Seamus Egan; cast: Edward Burns (Freddy Finnegan), Brian d’Arcy James (Teddy Finnegan), Brian Muller (Frankie Finnegan), Erica Hernandez (Marie Finnegan), Ian McElhinney (Jack Finnegan), Owen Roe (Mike); Runtime: 122; MPAA Rating: R; producers: Aaron Lubin, Ellen H. Schwartz; A Republic Pictures release;

“I hate golf.”

Reviewed by Dennis Schwartz
 
Edward Burns (“The Brothers McMullen”/”Millers in Marriage”) directs and writes this cliched character-driven comedy/drama. It’s about a family held together by their interest in golf, as they grapple over a personal loss.

In Ireland, the Finnegan brothers, Freddy (Edward Burns) and Teddy (Brian d’Arcy James), travel from America to bring back their father Jack’s (Ian McElhinney) ashes to scatter on the golf course where he first started playing. While there, the brothers renew their annual family golf tournament rivalry with their adult children (Brian Muller & Erica Hernandez) and strive to win the Finnegan cup. They use golf as a means of trying to forget about their spats and grief.

The slow paced film had no appeal to me, I hate golf.

REVIEWED ON 6/24/2026  GRADE: C-
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