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      The Legend of Bagger Vance

      2000, Drama, 2h 6m

      130 Reviews 50,000+ Ratings

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      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. Read critic reviews

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      The Legend of Bagger Vance  Photos

      Bagger Vance (WILL SMITH, center) and Rannulph Junuh (MATT DAMON, right) take heart as Junuh's game steadily improves. Bagger Vance (WILL SMITH) agrees to hire young Hardy Greaves (J. MICHAEL MONCRIEF) as Rannulph Junuh's forecaddie. Director ROBERT REDFORD demonstrates a golf swing for stars (left to right) MATT DAMON, WILL SMITH and J. MICHAEL MONCRIEF on the set. Director ROBERT REDFORD (right) confers with star WILL SMITH on the set. The mysterious caddie named Bagger Vance (WILL SMITH, left) hands a club to Rannulph Junuh (MATT DAMON, right) for the shot that will decide more than the match. The mysterious caddie named Bagger Vance (WILL SMITH, left) helps golfer Rannulph Junuh (MATT DAMON, right) decide his next move with the help of his young protégé Hardy (J. MICHAEL MONCRIEF). Hardy Greaves (J. MICHAEL MONCRIEF) goes looking for Rannulph Junuh to ask him to represent Savannah in a once-in-a-lifetime golf match. Rannulph Junuh (MATT DAMON) returns to Savannah an unassuming solitary figure who bears little resemblance to the hero who went off to war. J. Michael Moncrief as Hardy Greaves in Dreamworks' The Legend of Bagger Vance Bagger Vance (Will Smith) offers advice about more than the game to young golfer Rannulph Junuh (Matt Damon, right) with the help of his young protege Hardy (J. Michael Moncrief, left). Hardy (J. Michael Moncrief) helps Rannulph (Matt Damon) realize that the rhythm of the game is a lot like the rhythm of life. Joel Gretsch, Matt Damon and Bruce McGill in Dreamworks' The Legend of Bagger Vance Bagger Vance (WILL SMITH, right) advises golfer Rannulph Junuh (MATT DAMON, left) during a once-in-a-lifetime match against the greatest golfers of the day. Director ROBERT REDFORD watches a scene on the set. Rannulph Junuh (MATT DAMON) explains the progression of getting drunk to young Hardy Greaves. JOEL GRETSCH stars as legendary golfer Bobby Jones. After years of separation, Adele Invergordon (CHARLIZE THERON) and Rannulph Junuh (MATT DAMON) share a bittersweet dance. MATT DAMON stars as Rannulph Junuh. Adele Invergordon (CHARLIZE THERON) uses all her charms to convince the greatest golfers of the day to compete in a once-in-a-lifetime match to save her late-father's dream resort. BRUCE McGILL stars as the great golf champion Walter Hagen.

      Movie Info

      During the Great Depression, Georgia socialite Adele Invergordon (Charlize Theron) announces a publicity-garnering high-stakes match at her struggling family golf course, featuring the greatest golfers of the era. Once-promising local golfer Rannulph Junuh (Matt Damon), whose career and life were derailed by World War I, is brought in to play alongside the stars, but his game is weak -- until the enigmatic Bagger Vance (Will Smith) offers to coach him back into the great golfer he once was.

      • Rating: PG-13 (Sexual Content)

      • Genre: Drama

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Robert Redford

      • Producer: Jake Eberts, Michael Nozik, Robert Redford

      • Writer: Steven Pressfield, Jeremy Leven

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

      • Release Date (Streaming):

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $30.7M

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: DreamWorks SKG, 20th Century Fox

      • Production Co: Allied Filmmakers, Wildwood Enterprises

      • Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, DTS, SDDS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR

      • Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

      Cast & Crew

      Will Smith
      Matt Damon
      Charlize Theron
      Bruce McGill
      Joel Gretsch
      Lane Smith
      Harve Presnell
      Peter Gerety
      Thomas Jay Ryan
      Jack Lemmon
      Trip Hamilton
      Dermot Crowley
      Jeremy Leven
      Steven Spielberg
      Rachel Portman
      Michael Ballhaus
      Hank Corwin
      Stuart Craig
      Michael Seirton
      Judianna Makovsky
      Wayne Herndon
      Denise Pinckley
      Joseph P. Reidy
      Bill Abbott
      Ted Haigh

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      • Jun 13, 2013

        This is one of those films where every critic has enjoyed it, but it fails to truly capture your imagination. The film is good and is entertaining, but it falls short of what it could have been a truly engaging experience. The movie is directed by Robert Redford who crafts a film that relies on traditional feel good elements to make a film that work, but falls short of its potential. The cast do what they can with the material and they make it a worthwhile film to watch. The plot is quite good, but at times it just becomes too sentimental. Some may really love it, and relate to the material, but I felt it tried too hard in being something more. With that being said, this is not a masterwork by any means. It's a good film, but one that should have been much better due to the fact that it had an impressive cast of talent, not to mention it was directed by Robert Redford. I expected much more from this film, and though it's entertaining, it becomes a film that should been much more. If the script would have had a few rewrites, then maybe this one would have worked in the way it should have. As it is, it's a film that is too sentimental and tries too hard at making you feel good, while it should do it effortlessly. The film is no different than others in the genre. Average entertainment, but is not a standout and leaves you wanting more out of a film. The Legend of Bagger Vance is worth seeing, but by the times the credit roll, you realize that you want more in a film with this amount of talent involved.

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      • Jan 04, 2012

        The Zegend of Bagger Vance is not a very good or memorable film.

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      • Jul 09, 2011

        Boring and terribly long

        brendan n Super Reviewer
      • Feb 14, 2010

        This movie just touches a nerve about life and how we sometimes get lost and need to find our way back. The three leads (Matt Damon as Junuh, Will Smith as Bagger, and Charlize Theron as the sparkling and feisty genteel Southern Belle) did a god job. A brilliant performance by a man who helps and guides another man through his problems in life in which his only reward is to see the other man better off. Robert Redford uses golf as a metaphor for life and knows how to show the extraordinary in ordinary lives and that touches your very soul leaving you optimistic and happy for the rest of the day! It is an incredible movie and does not require the viewer to be an avid golfer!

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