I'm not a fan of golf, but I love sports movies. "The Legend of Bagger Vance" was greatly aided by Will Smith and Matt Damon. Even the familiar voice of Jack Lemmon as the narrator was comforting. Charlize Theron was mere aesthetics because Hollywood can't dispense with the female love interest.
Matt Damon played Rannulph Junuh, a young golf sensation from Savannah, Georgia. After he was conscripted for WWI he never was the same. He'd given up golf and never returned to his wife Adele (Theron) though he did return to Georgia. In an effort to save the golf course she inherited, Adele put together a golf exhibition featuring Walter Hagen (Bruce McGill), Bobby Jones (Joel Gretsch), and Rannulph Junuh. The insertion of Junuh in the tournament was only to satisfy local Savannians who wished to see one of their own in this prestigious golf game. There was only one problem: Junuh had lost his swing. To help with his swing and his overall game was Bagger Vance (Smith) who literally appeared out of nowhere. He was a golf sage of unknown origins there to specifically help the lost Junuh.
This movie never drew me in. There were some nice artistic shots and some touching moments of self-discovery, but it never evoked the emotions I'm sure it was going for. The movie is a suitable watch, though it's nothing I'd clamour to watch again.
Matt Damon played Rannulph Junuh, a young golf sensation from Savannah, Georgia. After he was conscripted for WWI he never was the same. He'd given up golf and never returned to his wife Adele (Theron) though he did return to Georgia. In an effort to save the golf course she inherited, Adele put together a golf exhibition featuring Walter Hagen (Bruce McGill), Bobby Jones (Joel Gretsch), and Rannulph Junuh. The insertion of Junuh in the tournament was only to satisfy local Savannians who wished to see one of their own in this prestigious golf game. There was only one problem: Junuh had lost his swing. To help with his swing and his overall game was Bagger Vance (Smith) who literally appeared out of nowhere. He was a golf sage of unknown origins there to specifically help the lost Junuh.
This movie never drew me in. There were some nice artistic shots and some touching moments of self-discovery, but it never evoked the emotions I'm sure it was going for. The movie is a suitable watch, though it's nothing I'd clamour to watch again.