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The Legend of Bagger Vance | Year: 2000 Classification: Comedy Directed: - Robert Redford Actors/Actresses: - Matt Damon as Rannulph Januh - Jack Lemmon - Will Smith as Bagger Vance - Charlize Theron as Adele Invergordon - Bruce McGill as Walter Hagen It's a feel-good movie The Legend of Bagger Vance is a nice movie,to say the least..Although it is so optimistic and so predictable at times that it can be boring,ultimately it will leave a good taste in your mind after watching it. Rannulph Junuh (Matt Damon) is a war veteran.He was a great golfer before going to war,but the things he has been through there changed him and he lost his "authentic swing".After coming home,he escapes from everybody,including his girlfriend Adele Invergordon (Charlize Theron).It is the era of the great depression and people are out of business.Adele decides to organize a great golf tournament,in order to attract people to her golf course,which she has to sell if she can't make money soon.For this,she invites the two greatest golfers of that time,Bobby Jones (Joel Gretsch) and Walter Hagen (Bruce McGill) to play an exhibition match.Somebody needs to represent Savannah,the hometown,and who else could it be but Junuh?As we know,he doesn't play golf anymore,that is until a mysterious character,Bagger Vance (Will Smith) shows up.He helps Junuh overcome his struggles,and maybe win the tournament,while delivering lines that seem to be about golf,but actually are about life. Matt Damon delivers a nice performance and so does Will Smith to my surprise..Golf is used as a metaphor as you can guess..The thing that I liked most about this movie was the backgrounds and the cinematography.Although many people may find it quite artificial,I think it suits the mood of the movie pretty well..And there is a cameo by Jack Lemmon so that alone may be worth it. The DVD doesn't come with lots of extras,but the picture quality is great.. I wouldn't say this is a must-have DVD but still it is a good rent. A Hallmark card of a movie.... This is a visually pretty movie, written to be poignant. People seem to forget this when they write reviews of it.... "The Legend of Bagger Vance" is a worthwhile view provided the viewer satisfies a number of conditions first. First, viewers who are looking for an artistic masterpiece will find is a sickeningly sweet picture without angst or pretense aside from that which Will Smith delivers his lines; these seem to come straight out of the self-help books written by people like Deepak Chopra. Matt Damon plays a World War I veteran smitten with enough angst to drink himself into a stupor yet not quite enough to seek the greater redemption through literary or means enough to help anyone other than himself. There is no angst or mental torpor; this isn't that kind of movie. So what is it? This is a feel-good movie-- not quite a golfer's 'Field of Dreams' but darned close. She builds a golf course, the all-time greats come, and in the end, the world is saved and we reach the truly great end-of-history (not Hegel's or Fukyama's)-- life happily ever after. The music, clothes, and actors in this movie are what one would expect out of a work without hint of depravity or true tragedy. When the protagonist's father is out of work, it is not because he suffered but instead because he was good; even the 'bad' guys really come off good. It's as heartwarming as anything outside of Disney, and all over the world, golfers shall be drooling over the shots of the course.... An excellent movie! "The Lengend of Bagger Vance" is one of those movies that has a sense of beauty and magic to it. Will Smith does a tremendous job as Bagger. There are a number of one liners he delivers with a smile on his face. Yet, he conveys a deep sense of being more than he appears. What adds to the movie is a tremendous soundtrack. The music has a way of touching the soul and leaving a mark. It is difficult to put into words what draws me to this movie. The acting, scenery, music all combine to give the viewer a wonderful feast not soon forgotten! Buy The Legend Of Bagger Vance at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on The Legend Of Bagger Vance Search with the Priority Search Engine on The Legend Of Bagger Vance This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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