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 |