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The Legend of Bagger VanceReview created: 05/06/08
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Flat out one of my fav all-time movies. Ever. This movie uses golf as a metaphor for life...a man, who was a champion golfer, is down and out after returning from fighting in WWI is invited to play in a match with Bobby Jones and Walter Hagan in Savannah, GA. He is rusty, but during the progresion of the tournament finds his swing(his old self)and stages a great comeback. Forget the golf...which is interesting enough to golf viewers...there is a moral message here that SHOULD be in ALL movies. If you don't tear up at the final scene with Jack Lemon(which I believe this was his final movie appearance), then you need mental help fast! Might also be Will Smith's finest character movie ever too.
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The Ledgend of Bagger VanceReview created: 02/21/08
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The sale was fine. The movie we bought was in not very good shape. The picture was very poor. I didn't complain to the seller as we didn't spend alot on it. It would have been nice to have it in good shape tho.
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did not think would like but doReview created: 07/18/07
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
This movie is a good movie. If you like sports you will like this movie. When i first saw it i did not think that i would not like it but i do. it is a good movie, Someone who gave up on a dream and then went for it again,. did not let the peope tell him other wise really good movie need to wathc it
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The Legend of Bagger VanceThe Legend of Bagger Vance
A love story; a story of relationship and reality; a story of redemption: Robert Redford blends these threads together masterfully weaving a picture both enduring and endearing. Narrated by Jack Lemon the story unfolds through creative use of flashback and foreshadowing. Will Smith gently inspires and teaches expanding a quiet role into a magnificent experience. Matt Damon and Charlize Theron create a chemistry underlining the reality of life in all the relentless permutations. The supporting cast seamlessly add dimension to the characters and to the story line. In short, The Legend of Bagger Vance is two hours and seven minutes of DreamWorks indeed.
A love story; a story of relationship and reality; a story of redemption: Robert Redford blends these threads together masterfully weaving a picture both enduring and endearing. Narrated by Jack Lemon the story unfolds through creative use of flashback and foreshadowing. Will Smith gently inspires and teaches expanding a quiet role into a magnificent experience. Matt Damon and Charlize Theron create a chemistry underlining the reality of life in all the relentless permutations. The supporting cast seamlessly add dimension to the characters and to the story line. In short, The Legend of Bagger Vance is two hours and seven minutes of DreamWorks indeed.
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A Classic Tale of Overcoming The Past1 of 3 people found this review helpful.
A great movie for the whole family. A Southern tale of finding the inspiration necessary to overcome adversity. Randulf Junnah (Matt Damon) faces his WWI demons, his losses at home, and his fall from society. Will Smith is brilliant in his role as Bagger Vance (the caddie that leads the way to an incredible ending). Charlize Theron is excellent as the never-say-die heroine. Beautiful scenery, inspiring golf, and a great story line make this a classic. Nothing could be simpler to get this movie, just go to DVD's & Movies on Buy eBay and put in the title. It's great viewing!
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The Legend of Bagger Vance...that's the caddy I need!Review created: 05/07/01
by: gjacks -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
Great acting, great story
Great acting, great story
Cons:
The plot could have been more indepth.
The plot could have been more indepth.
What do you get when you combine Matt Damon, Will Smith, and Charlize Theron into one movie? You get one great movie. Add golf to that, and it is one of the best serious movies I have seen in a long time! The time of the movie is in the late 1920s during the depression in Savannah, Georgia. Theron plays a character whose father has recently built a golf course and then died. She takes over the golf course and tries to make it work even during the depression. Some people from the city try to buy the land from her since she is so far in debt, but she refuses. It seems that it was her father s...
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this is it: this is mystical sh!tReview created: 04/19/03
by: voxpoptart -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
Cast, direction, lighting, narration
Cast, direction, lighting, narration
Cons:
Concept
Concept
One reason I mostly stick to 5-star reviews is that, okay, look what happens if I have things to say about the Legend of Bagger Vance instead. Here's this film, came out three years ago. A lot of you, like me at the time, had no interest in seeing a film about golfers in the 1930s Deep South. Those of you who saw it, given that the film was only a middling success, have had lots of time to forget about it. And here I am writing to say that I'm completely indifferent as to whether you go back and watch it or not?!? But it's not quite that simple. I enjoyed the Legend of Bagger Vance, certainly.
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Caddying for Private RyanReview created: 11/05/00
by: NoniaBidnis -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
Lovely scenic landscapes, good period costumes
Lovely scenic landscapes, good period costumes
Cons:
Heavy-handed, obvious, manipulative
Heavy-handed, obvious, manipulative
This is the first golf fairy tale movie I have seen, I wouldn't be surprised if it's the virgin of the genre. Maybe there s a reason no one made a golf epic before, do you think? Let's give this one the ol' GOOD/BAD treatment, shall we? All righty, we'll begin with the short section first, THE GOOD: Beautiful scenery! Robert Redford is a master at making films with visual appeal, sweeping panoramic landscapes complete with the perfect radiance of sunlight (or moonlight, as the case may be) and dreamy clouds, the occasional flock of geese flying past, or blue heron wading through the reeds....
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Fairway of Dreams - The Legend of Bagger VanceReview created: 11/02/02
by: millinocket-- a member of Epinions and Lead in Movies
Pros:
Nice overall tone
Nice overall tone
Cons:
Flat romance
Flat romance
One of my favorite movies is "Field of Dreams". I can t really pinpoint why. None of the actors are particular favorites (except for James Earl Jones), I don t much care about baseball, and I ve been to Iowa one time in my entire life. For some reason, everything in the movie just comes together and the result is magical. The wonder of film, the whole being greater than the sum of it s parts. "The Legend of Bagger Vance" strives to achieve that same magic, and to a lesser degree, succeeds. The story opens with a very funny and touching bit with Hardy Greaves (Jack Lemmon) internally narrating.
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Another Sports Metaphor From RedfordReview created: 11/10/00
by: pmills1210-- a member of Epinions and Advisor in Movies
Pros:
Will Smith, Bruce McGill, Jack Lemmon
Will Smith, Bruce McGill, Jack Lemmon
Cons:
Familiar and very slow in spots
Familiar and very slow in spots
In The Legend Of Bagger Vance, Robert Redford once again returns to territory where he's familiar as both an actor and as a director. Redford seems to be fond of movies where sports activities are a metaphor for life. In The Natural, Redford starred as Roy Hobbs, a baseball player who waited years for a shot at big league glory. In A River Runs Through It, Redford directed the tale of Norman Maclean, a college professor who always found peace and pleasure in fly fishing. In The Legend Of Bagger Vance, Redford adapts Steven Pressfield's novel to film, where golf is the metaphor. Will Smith...
Review ID: 10000000000494977
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