The Legend Of Bagger Vance Movie
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Storyline
TAGLINES
Some Things Can't Be Learned. They Must Be Remembered.
It Was Just A Moment Ago.
Rannulph Junnah is the best golfer in Savannah. He's living well and has a girl, Adele Invergordon, who's the daughter of a wealthy landowner. The First World War starts, though, and Junnah goes to Europe to fight. The only survivor of a dangerous mission, Junnah doesn't return to Savannah for 15 years. In 1930, he returns, and Adele's father has already committed suicide during the Depression. Pressured by tax collectors to sell the golf course her father built to pay off debts, Adele, now older, vows to bring to Savannah the greatest match ever played on the greatest golf course, her late father's. She's able to round up the 2 greatest golfers of their time, Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen to play for $10,000. The townspeople insist on having "one of their own" compete also, and Rannulph Junnah is rounded up. Junnah now hangs out with bums and is an alcoholic, as he has lost his authentic swing from 15 years ago. At first he turns down the offer. He gets his old clubs and balls and starts practicing. He has lost his ability. Suddenly, Bagger Vance shows up. He offers to be Junnahs's caddy and help him regain his "authentic swing". He does, and Junnah agrees to play in the big match.
| Will Smith | Bagger Vance |
| Matt Damon | Rannulph Junuh |
| Charlize Theron | Adele Invergordon |
| Bruce McGill | Walter Hagen |
| Joel Gretsch | Bobby Jones |
| J. Michael Moncrief | Hardy Greaves |
| Lane Smith | Grantland Rice |
| Peter Gerety | Neskaloosa |
| Michael O'Neill | O.B. Keeler |
| Thomas Jay Ryan | Spec Hammond |
| Trip Hamilton | Frank Greaves |
| Dermot Crowley | Douglas McDermont |
| Harve Presnell | John Invergordon |
| Danny Nelson | McManus |
| Bob Penny | Laidlaw |
| Robert Redford |
6.30 out of 10 (11278 votes)
Visitor Reviews
What might have been
posted on 03 Jul 2009This is a film with a wonderful, potential storyline that gets thoroughly bogged down with poor screenplay and distracting fantasies. Matt Damon, in the title role, is thoroughly unconvincing as a supposed champion golfer, allowing Joel Gretsch (as Bobby Jones) to completely dominate their shared moments on screen. Joel, himself, would have been an excellent choice for the lead role. Will Smith gives his usual competent performance, but is handicapped by a series of fantastic, surreal fantasies that clearly demonstrate the dangers of having non-golfers make films about golf.
Perhaps, after a suitable waiting period, this story may be "rediscovered" and remade by more competent production and acting teams.
This was an allegory to Hindu mythology
posted on 15 Jun 2009This movie was a straight-up allegory to the Bhagavad Gita, one of the major scriptures of Hinduism. To give a too-brief summary, it is the teachings of Krishna (a Hindu god) to Arjuna (a warrior) on the battlefield. Arjuna looks out and sees his cousins on the opposite side, about to fight him, and says he has lost the reason to fight. Krishna shows him why he must fight.Now, another name for Krishna is Bhagavan. Say "Bagger Vance" in a Southern manner (i.e. drop the r) and real quickly. Sound familiar? Also, Rannulph (what the hell kind of name is that?) Junuh - if you just use his first initial and last name, it becomes R. Junuh. Hmmm...All in all, a pretty good allegory.
Thoughtful and well acted
posted on 05 Jun 2009I saw this for the second time the other night and I thought, "this is actually pretty good!" The golf is average, but Matt Damon and Will Smith perform very well, and the spiritual side of it was more interesting than I remember the first time. Different.
A very good story, The Legend of Bagger Vance sinks a hole in one!
posted on 20 May 2009The Legend of Bagger Vance is directed by Robert Redford and tells a story about winning, losing and the need for redemption, from the perspective of an American professional golfer and war veteran.Set in Savannah, Georgia, The Legend of Bagger Vance introduces the triumphant Rannulph Junuh (Matt Damon) a golfer whose winning swings earned him the admiration of his townspeople and the affection of the wealthy and beautiful Adele Invergordon (Charlize Theron). A man whose identity had always revolved around winning, Junuh suffers an identity crisis after failing in battle and witnessing the loss of all the soldiers of his platoon. After a prolongued absence, Junuh --a defeated man-- returns to post WWI Savannah. Conflicts arise when Hardy Greaves (J. Michael Moncrief), a young boy with an inspiring confidence in Junuh, "volunteers" the ex-golfer to represent the state in an upcoming and unprecedented national golf tournament with top players Bobby Jones (Joel Gretsch) and Walter Hagen (Bruce McGill). As if prompted by Junuh's resistance, the mystical character of Bagger Vance (Will Smith) encounters the troubled man, offers to become his caddy and to help him find his winning game.The Legend of Bagger Vance successfully establishes the act of playing golf as a metaphor for living and defines its players' commitment toward winning as representative of people's capacity and willingness to embrace life. In this sense, The Legend of Bagger Vance transcends the specifics of the sport of golf, while using these to deliver the notion that the discipline, sensibility and motivation required to win the game applies to all pursuits in life. The Legend of Bagger Vance benefits from the captivating cinematography of Michael Ballhaus which provides a naturalistic setting for a simple story to unfold. Although not focusing deeply on the climate of the Depression, The Legend of Bagger Vance does comment on the tragic quality of a demoralized society, of its struggle with poverty, and of its need for a motivational figure. Thus, while the character of Rannulph Junuh exemplifies the possibility of the existence of such a figure, the abstract character of Bagger Vance personifies the concept of the irrepressible conscience that guides, moralizes and offers the opportunity for redemption. Although romanticized, this premise finds a clear mission and renders The Legend of Bagger Vance a memorable experience.
A Classic
posted on 20 May 2009I am late viewing this movie as I really just purchased the DVD because I had heard some of the soundtrack and thought I would try the movie. It is exceptional in my view. A lovely story from many angles, the young child who hears stories of the wonderful golfer from his father. Who admires and worships the hero and his father until both men disappoint him, but who in the end learns that both men are the heroes he first thought them to be. Will Smith was wonderful as Bagger Vance. I agree with another reviewer that Bagger is an angel and finally Rachel Portman did an excellent job with the score. Beautiful music. I thought all of the actors including the children were very good in their roles. A beautiful view of America in the years between the wars.
A movie about doing the right thing, authentically
posted on 10 May 2009The Legend of Bagger Vance is much more than a film about golf. As a retelling of the Bhagavad Gita, it is about life, responsibility, and overcoming one's personal demons to act--to seize the moment, and to do so with integrity, with authenticity.In the movie, a troubled hero, Rannulph Junnah (R. Junnah, played by Matt Damon), returns a sole-survivor from the horrors of WWI riddled with doubts and detached from his life. When called to act, in this case, to represent his hometown in a golf tournament, he cannot 'find his swing', or act to his potential. At his moment of trial, a caddy appears, Bagger Vance (played by Will Smith), and leads him through. Bagger Vance shows R. Junnah 'the field'--gives him a vision of who he really can be and what he really can do if he sets aside all the 'would-have's and should-have's and could-have's.' In the Gita, a troubled hero, Arjuna, is called on to act, but is also riddled with doubts. His charioteer, is none other than the 'beloved one'/Bhagavan, also known as Krishna or God, who shows him the field and purpose of life. In Hindu mythology, Krishna is not the hegemon of western theology, but rather playful and compassionate. Both Will Smith's portrayal of Bagger Vance and Matt Damon's of R. Junnah are delightfully true to the mythical tradition.Both the Legend of Bagger Vance and the Bhagavad Gita encourage action without reservation and doubt. But the action is not arbitrary, but rather, completely and totally authentic. Bagger Vance teaches Junnah to find his own swing, the one he was born with. And later, Junnah finds a moment of integrity in action unparalleled in any other film. Doing the right thing when the whole world tells you not to is when authentic action truly matters.
Why remake other movies???
posted on 18 Apr 2009Okay, am I the only one that thinks this is just a golf remake of the Natural, another Robert Redford film? At least The Natural was a good film.
This one falls flat, especially when trying to sell golf as the greatest game in the world. The Will Smith character was more silly than ethereal and the long presentation of the big championship was almost completely predictable. The narration was a cover for the lack of effective story telling. And, we have the first "post traumatic stress disorder" film for WWI. The war flashbacks mostly reminded me of Airplane. Don't waste your time or money.
It was Okay
posted on 14 Apr 2009I am not a big golf fan, but the guy I went to see this with is, so since he was paying, I went along with it, out of courtesy. I don't like movies that are set in the early century. Even more, I don't like Robert Redford movies. It is definitely a Robert Redford movie, with the narration and such. So, I'm with the other person, that recommended waiting for the video to come out. If you have cable, just wait 'til it comes out on cable.
Laughable attempt at philosophy or golf
posted on 25 Mar 2009I love the game of golf. I love movies with a good story. Hollywood has great success with fantasies but unfortunately golf is a sport that defies fantasy. Golf is a sport about things that you cannot portray on the screen and anyone who has played it seriously knows this well. Golf is an internal sport and it is very scientific. Magical characters don't suddenly appear in your head to show you the putting line that twists like a 30 foot boa over the Pyranees. Golf is about spending hours on your own on the putting range. It is a mental sport and if you had an ex-girlfriend chatting in your ear like a parrot while you tried to hit a drive, or a fictional Will Smith uttering maximus excrementia in your other ear just before a 200 yard carry over water you and everyone else on tour would probably shoot a lousy round of golf, perhaps your worst.This movie illustrates everything that is wrong with Hollywood when it goes bad. It makes up fantasies, and suckles the world's children on them making them believe that heroism and success are merely a figment of the strongest imaginations. If I imagine and focus strongly enough I can simply hit a 3,000 yard drive. What's next Mr. Redford, SpiderMan Joins the Tour? Stay away from golf stories, they're mostly internal, sort of like chess on grass. By the way, Matt Damon is most obviously not a golfer.
A lesson in why no one makes golf movies
posted on 07 Mar 2009...and especially golf allegories in the Ray Bradbury mode. Golf is neither cinematic nor dramatic. Every hole the hero scores in this movie is like all the others, in spite of the same straining for suspense, the same straining for astonishment by the spectators, the same straining for uplift in the Chariots of Flashdance scoring. But what else could you do with scenes like that? I've liked most of Robert Redford's movies, loved The Horse Whisperer, but here he's back attempting to film another unfilmable book. He's also back in Milagro Beanfield country, attempting to create another legend. Legends--actual legends, as against stories-behind-the-legends--make lousy movies. Milagro Beanfield sat around for years while everybody tinkered with it, trying to make it something other than flat and slow, and succeeded only in making it flat and fast; but I rather liked it, anyway. This time Redford in the hands of Dreamworks, who never know when to stop (cf. Jan de Bont's The Haunting), and it was probably they who led him to stuff the climaxes with technical tricks that aren't really in his style and only make the movie seem more insincere. When Matt Damon is on screen, he actually performs the estimable feat of selling the story, in the same way Brad Pitt sold A River Runs through It, by playing Robert Redford; only better than he would have. Damon also seems to be playing Gatsby, and some of the sequences seem to have wandered out of that movie. Will Smith does not convince in his part, but what actor living or dead could? Jesus as a lovable and whimsical caddy who talks like Uncle Remus? Best to be polite and pretend it never happened. The other actors were fine, except for Charlize Theron, whom I found exceptionally cold and unattractive in what was obviously meant to be a warm and attractive part. Once in a while the film looks past the faces to the golf field itself, and for a few seconds gives us something to see; but it hardly pertains to the story. Redford is trying to translate the untranslatable.
the legend of murphy's law
posted on 23 Feb 2009I panned this film in a lengthy review, mocking everything about it- its ridiculously abbreviated telling of the Matt Damon character's backstory, its ridiculous "I am an old man in the beginning and the end of the film, and the bulk of the movie is my narration of events from my childhood" framing device, the ridiculous Bagger Vance character, the ridiculous golf mythologizing, the ridiculous "It's the Depression, we need a hero!" stuff, the ridiculous way in which one is never in doubt, for a second, about the very next thing that will happen, the ridiculous attempt to deal with the philosophy of the Bhagavad Gita in a piece of Hollywood cheese about GOLF- I also mocked the movie for seemingly being aimed at the "ignorant, rich old white person" demographic, as that was the only group I could see enjoying it. I thought my saying I was white would make this statement OK, but maybe not- it was either that statement, my calling the film "crap", or the general tone of the review, that caused it, alone among the reviews I've submitted to this site, to not be allowed. Or maybe it was the part where I said the film was sort of evil in its stupidity. I did, however, praise Charlize Theron, who was wonderful. Will this review get through? It should. It's honest.
This "golf as life" allegory works like a champ
posted on 21 Feb 2009The film is based on a book by Steven Pressfield, which I did read but don't remember too well. In fact, I only remember that the screenplay, by Jeremy Leven, is considerably different... and better. It's better in the sense that everything in the story integrates around the decline and redemption of the character of Rannulph Junuh. His conflict represents the challenge we all face in "finding our authentic swing." The message from Junuh's above statement to Hardy is excellence in life only comes from facing your fears and doing the right thing. As one who plays the game of golf with some competence, I really appreciate the film-making technology of Bagger Vance. ...For my complete review of this movie and for other movie and book reviews, please visit my site TheCoffeeCoaster.com.Brian Wright Copyright 2008
Can you say, Will Smith for best supporting actor this year?
posted on 09 Feb 2009There are really only two reasons why you go to a movie. One is to be entertained and the other is to be informed. Sometimes being entertained is all we ask, as is the case of most summer movies. Then at times we are lucky enough to be entertained and informed. Films like Malcolm X, American History X, Saving Private Ryan are a few that come to mind. Films like that dealt with important historical and social issues. They opened my eyes to injustices of the past and the present and they did an excellent job of keeping me entertained in the process. The Legend Of Bagger Vance on the other hand informed me in a different way. It taught me a great deal about golf and some of it's history. And it entertained me a great deal. You see, for me, golf is now a great interest to me just as it is for a great many new fans. Since Tiger Woods has transcended the sport and became iconoclastic, my interest in golf has multiplied exponentially. Toss in a good Canadian prodigy named Mike Weir and I am now hooked on the sport. I was even fortunate enough to see Tiger and Mike play at Glen Abbey this year where Mike had a difficult weekend and all Tiger did was win the triple crown for only the second time in the history of golf. It was quite an event.Golf is different than any sport, and that is because it is a gentleman's game. There is a level of integrity and honesty to it. You are responsible for keeping your own score and you are expected to uphold the rules of the game even when no one is there to govern you. Could you imagine in hockey if you hooked a man from behind and the ref didn't see it, you then went up to him and said, " look, I just took down Joe and I deserve two minutes in the box for that?" Or if in football, you told the ref that you didn't really make the catch, that the ball touched the ground first? It is unheard of. But not in golf. Not only is it your responsibility, it is your oath to do so, because if one wins the game of golf without integrity, then one is not a real man. I realize how surreal that sounds, but it is so true. Your victory would be tarnished and that would stay etched in your mind forever. That is one of ( but certainly not the only ) the beauties of golf. Such is one of the themes of this film. Golf is the back drop and it deals with issues such as these but it is a film about much more.Critics have criticized the film for being too shallow and not containing enough substance, but I vehemently disagree. You have to look for what this is about at times, but believe me it is there. Will Smith plays Bagger Vance in by far his most in depth performance. Smith is known more for his comedic roles and his propensity for box office success where as Matt Damon has had success box office wise as well, but not nearly the kind that Will has. Yet he is known more for his great layered performances in films like Good Will Hunting and The Talented Mr. Ripley. However, in Bagger Vance, Smith steals every scene he is in with Damon. This is a performance that is worthy of an Oscar nod as best supporting actor thus far. He is that good.Bagger Vance is a character that comes into Rannulph Junnah's ( Damon ) life just as he's entered into a golf tournament against the two best golfers of their era, Walter Hagen and Bobby Jones. Junnah was once a revered golfer but then went to WWII and came back a scarred man. He never regained his swing and now he flounders in a sea of confusion and drinks his life away.
He is given this one chance at greatness again because of a young boy's belief in him. The town is sponsoring a $10,000 dollar golf tournament in the middle of the Great Depression but it will only back it if one of their home grown talents will compete. Hardy Greaves is a young boy of maybe 12, and he remembers when Junnah was the best golfer the south had ever known. He tells the mayor and all the other town folk that he can get Junnah to play. He doesn't disappoint. He convinces Junnah that he can get his swing back again, with a little practise. One night as Junnah is attempting in vain to regain his stroke, Bagger Vance comes walking into his life out what seems to be nowhere. Somehow a conversation is started and Bagger Vance ends up being Junnah's caddy for the big match. Now where did this man come from?
How did he get here and why is here? These questions are never answered but most people that I know and have talked to about the film think he is a guardian angel of sorts. Was he sent here just so Junnah could regain his stroke? Perhaps. Maybe God really does love golf that much. But maybe he was sent here not only to help Junnah with his game, but to help him with his life. Golf is like the art of Zen to some people and in here it is spoken of in the same reverence. If Junnah is to regain all that he once was, he is going to have to get rid of all his inner demons. And sometimes inner demons are a bitch to ostracize.Bagger Vance is very laconic in his approach to things. He only says what needs to be said and the rest has to be learned. In all of the teachings about golf that are preached about in this film, the same can be said for life in general. This film captured me and filled me with a sense of....life. It did to me what American Beauty did in some ways. It is one of the best films to come out this year and it is steeped with rich and wonderful performances. This should go down in the annals of film as one of the best sports films ever made. And of course Will Smith is wonderful. I really think he will be looked upon differently in some circles after people see what he is capable of.But more importantly, this film taught me something about sport, golf in particular, but sports in general. Even though Tiger has changed golf and there is a bit of swagger to it now with 5 million dollar purses and such, just take a minute sometime to take it all in. Golf really is different than anything else. In days when soccer fans are rabid enough to kill each other, hockey has people like Marty McSorley and one of the Niedermeyer boys head hunting with their sticks, football players celebrating voraciously and classlessly by slicing their throats with an imaginary knife, basketball players trash talking each other to the point of verboseness and the list can go on and on. Fans of these sports can become rabid with their cataclysmic fanaticism and yet you watch the gallery in golf and you get a perspective of what it is all about. When a golfer is about to take a shot, there is utter silence. No one wants to disrespect any player, whether his name is Tiger Woods or a guy that is just hoping to qualify for Q-school.
You have fans that will not touch a golfer's ball when it goes out of bounds, they all understand the integrity of the sport. Then there are the players. They play side by side and wish each other well. They want to play the game to the best of their ability but not at the expense of someone's integrity. Player's respect one another, that can not be said in any other sport, not on the same level as golf. As Bagger Vance says in the film, "Golf is a game that can never be won, only played." Words to live by. 9 out of 10. This is one of the films to see this year. Look for it to get some well deserved notirity in March.
A great film, with a nostalgic touch.
posted on 28 Jan 2009One of the persons that made a review on this film complains because of a movie that works golf more than the characters. Is it necessary always to follow the same patterns? I think it is the director choice how to manage a story and present it to us. In Robert Redford case, he did it elegantly, convincingly, and knowingly. He is telling us in images, what the book says in words. When you play a game like golf, it is yourself, the ball and the course. There's no one to blame for those bad shots; it is you and only you. It's a selfish game that will always test you. If you have your ears open, you will hear the Golfing Gods and learn the lesson. If not, you are nothing but a weekend hacker, having a good time with no brain in it. Yes it's true, it is not a masterpiece, and there are moments when you think the story could be worked a little bit more, but at the end the message is delivered, and you must be there to acknowledge receipt.
"Pulp Fiction". Less F-words, though
posted on 22 Jan 2009I saw this movie and watched it again, as it had so many moments of pure enjoyment in it. Yep, I admit, Smith's black slang advices need to be accustomed to - yep, I admit, Damon and Theron could've done it way back throughout the movie already and yep, I admit, not knowing anything about Golf might make it hard to appreciate the flick.However, I'm not a Golfer myself and so I get the faint feeling that this is yet another movie produced for Europe, accepting that the original crowd wouldn't get it anyway. I had the same feeling about "The Sports Pages" (http://imdb.com/title/tt0218624/). I hope that there is nothing wrong with Golf movies in general. Not that I'm a golfer but I plan to become a caddy during spare time.
"Bagger" has a lot going for it...
posted on 08 Jan 2009I enjoyed "The Legend of Bagger Vance" very much. I read the book about a year ago, and while the movie varies from the book in many instances, the overall theme of the book carries through into the movie.The beginning of the movie disturbed me, as it seemed a bit rushed and disjointed. Once you get past the introduction (the first 30 minutes or so) the movie is great. The photography, music, and scenery are beautiful. The actors all did a good job. Unlike some other reviewers, I felt like all the actors handled their roles well. Will Smith pulls off Bagger Vance with just the right mixture of humor and sincerity. Matt Damon as Ranulf Junnah is much as I imagined him in the book. The "chemistry" between Damon and Theron seemed appropriate given the storyline and the characters' past history. I was especially impressed with J. Michael Moncrief in the role of Young Hardy and with Gretsch and McGill who play Jones and Hagen "to a tee."I would rate this movie an 8/10...but the 2nd half of it is a 10/10 in my opinion. Enjoy!
A Feel Good movie
posted on 04 Jan 2009Here is another feel-good movie. The major fault is that it's not for kids, and most adults will shy away from it (as they tend to do in general), including and especially women, since most women would find no appeal in watching a golf movie. What a shame. Will Smith was solid as Bagger Vance, and the rest of the cast put in strong performances. Bruce McGill and Joe Gretch were well cast as the Pro's, and Matt Daemon (who normally I am not a huge fan of) worked well as the former whizkid of golf who returns for one more game. I guess if you like sentiment or need a "feel good" movie, this is it for you.For it's genre and focus, it's well executed. My one criticism for it would be it's almost frantic paced, yet at the same time it meanders and goes slow. Because of it's genre and subject, it won't have wide appeal. To be a great movie overall, it needed something else that was lacking. I just can't put my finger on it. Again, it's a good movie for what it is, and I can understand the praise and criticism. Both sides have a lot of truth in what they say about this movie. I must admit, it was relaxing to watch.In summary, I would suggest this movie to anyone in search of a feel-good movie, or just would like to "slow down" for 90 minutes. Yes, even as frantic as the story moves, it feels slow.
Pretty But Not As Magical As It Thinks
posted on 27 Dec 2008Robert Redford is a good actor, but as a director I get the feeling he has never had a real human conversation in his life. Take "The Legend Of Bagger Vance".It's about a Georgian named Rannulph Junuh (Matt Damon) who marches off to World War I one of America's greatest golfers but comes back without his swing. Coaching him back is his ex-lover Adele (Charlize Theron), a boy named Hardy (J. Michael Moncrief) who won't stop believing in him, and the title figure, a mysterious caddy (Will Smith) who tells Junuh that golf, like life, is "a game that can't be won, only played."As with other Redford films, there is no real dialogue in "Bagger Vance". There are a lot of speeches, as various characters wait for their turn in close-up and for the music to swell before unloading some great profundity. "Your Dad stared adversity in the eye, and he beat it back with a broom" "This is my last 18 holes, Junuh, and I can't think of a better way to end it." "I like the way we danced." "It was only a moment ago". Those last two lines are each repeated, in case you missed them.I get the feeling Redford treats his actors the way his directors treated him, telling Damon and Theron "Do that again, only blonder this time". Beauty is everywhere in "Bagger Vance", and the camera and lighting work here are exceptional, but there's never a feeling of real life creeping into the corners of the frame.What's good in this film is Moncrief, the one real Southern accent in the cast who has fun and a disarmingly non-precocious way about him. Joel Gretsch showcases a convincingly authentic swing as golf legend Bobby Jones, one of Junuh's celebrated opponents in a big match at the end. Smith is enjoyable, too, making an otherwise annoyingly tricked-up character amusing at times with his sly, subtle delivery, about the only subtle thing in "Bagger Vance". It's a shame Redford couldn't have made Bagger's true otherworldly nature more of a mystery, but then Redford isn't one to let a point go by without beating you over the head with it.Jack Lemmon narrates and appears in a cameo role as the adult Hardy. While obviously showing signs this would be his last film role, he makes his bad club swings as fun here as he did on TV at Pebble Beach. Redford's focus on actors does pay off with this old pro, and in some other cases. Everyone acquits themselves decently, anyway, with nice moments evenly distributed here and there among the chaff. The golf action, when it happens, is shot prettily, as is the Depression-era costumes and set design.But everything moves so slow, especially when the game is underway. "You've got an answer for everything, Bagger," Junuh says, and so he does. Or else Adele's got an answer. Or Junuh's got an answer for Hardy. These aren't people but fortune cookies with pre-formed messages when you crack them open.Meanwhile, you wonder why no one zaps Junuh with a penalty stroke for all his on-course ruminations. Never mind. It's not really golf they're playing. It sure looks pretty, though, and that's the point.
An inspiring movie! A moving movie experience.
posted on 21 Jul 2009This will be short. This will be sweet.After viewing this film, I am feeling really good about myself right about now. This movie was uplifting and inspiring. You will feel good about yourself after seeing it. And that is probably what Robert Redford has hoped would happen. Hehe. That little s***. This movie has the exact feel of those other feel-good movies that have come before it. Ex. THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, OCTOBER SKY, etc. But, for some reason THE LEGEND OF BAGGER VANCE seemed to be one of the better films of that genre. It almost made me cry, which very rarely ever happens. Matt Damon is a good actor. I hope to see more of him everywhere. If you are in the mood for a happy movie that will make you feel good about yourself, see this one.....5/5.Oh, and it was good to see Jack Lemmon in this film. Especially since it is the last one he ever plays in.