The Legend of Bagger Vance

There is something about this movie that I just love - finding your swing - life and love - balance and harmony -It's a good one.

Great movie

Being a golfer I love this story. Have watched many times.

Really Good Movie

We saw this as a family using Amazon Instant Video. I chose it because I remembered hearing about it but had never seen it at a theater and couldn't remember what the reviews were. However, I liked the ensemble cast and have enjoyed other Robert Redford movies, the trailer was good, and my husband was willing to watch it, too. We are not golfers, but it looked like it was about more than golf, and it was. (I have to admit, though, some of my favorite moments in the movie were the golfing shots. It made me smile to see a middle-aged man in bare feet standing on sand, water all around him, trying to hit a little white ball back to the grass.)We had a good time watching it. I looked at the other reviews after we finished, to get an idea of what other people thought, and found that most people agreed with me. This is a movie that sets out to entertain, and it does the job. I've never seen a Matt Damon movie I didn't like, and Will Smith and Charlize Theron are usually good, too. The plot is pretty light, but it hits the basics: Our Hero has to start at a disadvantage, or it wouldn't be interesting, but he has to improve fast because the tournament is only two days. He has to stumble at least once before the end, to make the end interesting; that happens too. But you do get the happy ending and the promise of a better future, even though not every problem is solved. All that is good. I was not looking for a movie that would leave me discouraged and depressed.One of the reviewers thought that when the narrator (a young boy) was told by Matt Damon's character to go stand by his father, that that was really unbelievable and not well-supported in the movie. Maybe that reviewer went out to get some popcorn and missed the earlier part, in the locker room, when Matt Damon's character explained to the boy exactly why his father was an honorable man who had shown tremendous character in the face of difficult circumstances. He may have also missed the part where Matt Damon's character made it clear that the boy's father was someone who had always been his friend, and was a man he respected still. Personally, I liked that part of the story line, and I thought the criticism was unfair.The movie is set in the south, and you could be forgiven for thinking, based on the movie alone, that racism wasn't much of an issue there. Some people were critical of Will Smith's character; they thought casting him was racist and patronizing. Really? I thought he did a great job, and the idea that anyone could or would look down on him as a choice is surprising to me. I am not exactly sure what he was (although he seems to have been something like an angelic visitor), but he didn't bother me any more than the angel in "It's A Wonderful Life" bothers me. You shouldn't overthink these things too much.The setting is gorgeous (you can't go wrong with a beautiful golf course), the characters were likeable and interesting, the chemistry between the three competing golfers and between Matt and Charlize was good, and I liked the acting. The little boy was a charmer, so earnest and so very, very young. When I checked the Internet, I couldn't see that he's ever been in anything else; that's too bad, because he was really good. Some people didn't like Charlize Theron's accent. I wouldn't recognize a good southern accent if it hit me on the head, so I can't evaluate that, but I liked her. The movie was character-centered, it was subtle without being high-brow, and frankly, it was a great way to spend a Friday night at home with my husband and children. Robert Redford knows how to make a movie that delivers entertainment. He had a good cast and did a solid job. Will it change your life? No. But it was a fair match for the trailer, and I was happy I picked it.

Must watch.

This is a sports classic about the game of golf, yes, but also so much more. Superb acting, ditto directing..

A visually beautiful movie, it is a great movie! It stars my favorite actors. It stars my favorite actors. This movie has it all. It's a love story, a war damaged man, a little boy who believes in his hero, its funny, sad, and and happy all at once.

Excelente película

Als ich den Film das erste Mal sah, hat er mich richtig "umgehauen". Ich habe nie Golf gespielt, aber der Filmist unheimlich gut dargestellt. Der ansprechende Inhalt, wo Rannulf Junnah sich in der Identitätskrise befindet und seinen "authentischen Schlag" verloren hat und ihn wiederfinden muss, ist ein Problem, dass manche lösen müssen. Sehr zu empfehlen !!

Attenzione è in inglese

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Tras haberla visto en un cineforum y comentada por un experto en comportamientos humanos, puedo asegurar que es la mejor película sobre ese niño interior que todos llevamos, como los egos pueden hacernos daño hastra destruirnos, y la fortaleza interior que tenemos escondida para salir del abismo de la depresión.