The Legend of Bagger Vance Reviews

The Legend of Bagger Vance Review
by John Beachem
It's the great depression, and Adele Invergordon (Charlize Theron) has lost her father to suicide, and is about to lose everything she owns to the banks. Her father spent every penny they had on a massive new golf course, and now Adele just might have...more

The Legend of Bagger Vance Review
by Ross Anthony
Jack Lemon walks out onto the fairway and has a heart attack. During this surprisingly un-traumatic experience he relives (that is, narrates to us) a story about a mysteriously wise (perhaps mythical) caddy that comes to the aid of a broken man back...more

The Legend of Bagger Vance Review
by Ross Anthony
Jack Lemon walks out onto the fairway and has a heart attack. During this surprisingly un-traumatic experience he relives (that is, narrates to us) a story about a mysteriously wise (perhaps mythical) caddy that comes to the aid of a broken man back...more

The Legend of Bagger Vance Review
by Mark O'Hara
For fans of golf – or any sport, for that matter – THE LEGEND OF BAGGER VANCE will capture the interest if not the imagination. The philosophy spouted by the caddy Bagger Vance (Will Smith) frequently goes too far, but sport has always been a...more

The Legend of Bagger Vance Review
by Homer Yen
If you've never felt the silky touch of a satin bed sheet or the glowing warmth of a velvet bathrobe, then the next closest thing to that kind of rapture might be Robert Redford's latest film. "The Legend of Bagger Vance" is a lyrically gift-wrapped and...more

The Legend of Bagger Vance Review
by Robin Clifford
Runnulph Junuh (Matt Damon) had it all. He was a golf prodigy with a promising future and a beautiful, wealthy young wife, Adele (Charlize Theron), whom he loved madly. Then, the world was plunged into the Great War and Runnulph went overseas to do his...more

The Legend of Bagger Vance Review
by Michael Redman
At times we all would like a mysterious stranger to emerge from the mists and impart sage wisdom that sets our life back on the path. And wouldn't it be great if that guy had the coolness of Will Smith? more

The Legend of Bagger Vance Review
by Michael Dequina
Just who is Bagger Vance, and why is he so legendary? Or, more importantly, why should anyone care? _The_Legend_of_Bagger_Vance_, Robert Redford's film of Steven Pressfield's novel of the same name, offers plenty of pretty sunsets and New Agey...more

The Legend of Bagger Vance Review
by Harvey S. Karten
Reviewed by Harvey Karten DreamWorks Pictures/20th Century Fox Director: Robert Redford Writer: Jeremy Leven, novel by Steven Pressfield Cast: Matt Damon, Will Smith, Charlize Theron, J. Michael Moncrief, Joel Gretsch, Bruce McGill, Lane Smith,...more

The Legend of Bagger Vance Review
by Laura Clifford
Rannulph Junuh (Matt Damon) has it all. He's an amateur golf champion whose girlfriend, Adele Invergordon (Charlize Theron), is the beautiful daughter of Savannah's wealthiest man. However Junuh is so traumatized by his experiences in WWI, he returns...more

The Legend of Bagger Vance Review
by Dustin Putman
Directed by Robert Redford. Cast: Matt Damon, Charlize Theron, Will Smith, J. Michael Moncrief, Joel Gretsch, Bruce McGill, Jack Lemmon. 2000 - 127 minutes Rated PG-13 (for sexual situations, mild war violence, and profanity). Reviewed by Dustin Putman,...more
The Legend of Bagger Vance Review
by Berge Garabedian
Why do people always insist on trying to make me like golf? It's like those folks at weddings who always try to get everyone else to dance, when they obviously don't want to. Hey man, leave me alone, I don't want to dance and I don't want to play golf!...more
The Legend of Bagger Vance Review
by Scott Renshaw
THE LEGEND OF BAGGER VANCE (DreamWorks) Starring: Will Smith, Matt Damon, Charlize Theron, J. Michael Moncrief, Bruce McGill, Joel Gretsch. Screenplay: Jeremy Leven, based on the novel by Steven Pressfield. Producers: Jake Eberts, Michael Nozik and...more
The Legend of Bagger Vance Review
by Edward Johnson-Ott
The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000) Will Smith, Matt Damon, Charlize Theron, Joel Gretsch, Jack Lemmon, Bruce McGill, J. Michael Moncrief, Lane Smith. Screenplay by Jeremy Leven, based on the novel by Steven Pressfield. Directed by Robert Redford. 127...more
The Legend of Bagger Vance Review
by Christopher Null
Robert Redford's singular devotion to American mythology continues in The Legend of Bagger Vance, the story of a golfer who's lost his swing and the caddy who brings it back to him. "Inside each and every one of us," says Vance (Smith), "is our one...more
The Legend of Bagger Vance Review
by Steve Rhodes
Robert Redford's THE LEGEND OF BAGGER VANCE, a "Zen And The Art Of Golfing" story, stars Will Smith as Bagger Vance, a mysterious and philosophical caddy, and Matt Damon as Rannulph Junuh, a washed-up, local golfing legend. With Bagger's cheerful...more
The Legend of Bagger Vance Review
by Susan Granger
Susan Granger's review of 'THE LEGEND OF BAGGER VANCE" (DreamWorks) From the opening shot of (uncredited) Jack Lemmon reaching for a club, muttering, "Why do I play a game that's destined to kill me?," you know you're in for a magical, mystical...more
The Legend of Bagger Vance Review
by Jon Popick
Films that romanticize a sport where you dress like a mama’s boy and whack a ball with a stick are inherently stupid. You can’t even call it a sport, since the only way a player can break into a sweat is if they weigh over 300 pounds. There’s nothing...more