Despite the talent involved in The Legend of Bagger Vance, performances are hindered by an inadequate screenplay full of flat characters and bad dialogue. Also, not much happens, and some critics are offended by how the film glosses over issues of racism.
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The Legend of Bagger Vance

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Movie Info
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Director -
Robert Redford -
Producer -
Jake Eberts , Michael Nozik , Robert Redford -
Screenwriter -
Steven Pressfield , Jeremy Leven -
Distributor -
DreamWorks SKG , 20th Century Fox -
Production Co -
Allied Filmmakers , Wildwood Enterprises -
Rating -
PG-13 (Sexual Content) -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Nov 3, 2000, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Nov 13, 2013 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$30.7M -
Runtime -
2h 6m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby Stereo , DTS , SDDS , Surround , Dolby Digital , Dolby SR -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1)