Rating: PG13
Genre:
Drama
Theatrical Release: 11/03/2000(USA)
Release Date: 04/03/2001
SubTitles: English
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD5.1/DDS
Run Time: 127 Minutes
Flags: Sexual Situations
Distributor/Studio: DreamWorks
Robert Redford directed this adaptation of a novel by
Steven Pressfield that uses golf as a metaphor for one man's spiritual and philosophical journeys. Rannulph Junuh (
Matt Damon) was a gifted amateur golfer from Savannah, GA, until traumatic experiences during World War I shattered his confidence and sent him into a spiral of alcoholism. In 1931, Adele Invergordon (
Charlize Theron), a beautiful heiress who once loved Junuh, inherits a spectacular but financially ailing golf course after the suicide of her father. To attract customers, she proposed a high-stakes match between the two most famous golfers of the day, Bobby Jones (
Joel Gretsch) and Walter Hagen (
Bruce McGill). Local businessmen sponsoring the match insist that a local golfer be added to the card, and Junuh is drafted for the position, but it soon becomes obvious that his game is just a shadow of its former glory. When things seem hopeless, a mysterious gentleman named Bagger Vance (
Will Smith) volunteers to serve as Junuh's caddy and coach, using a mixture of ancient wisdom and past-life knowledge to help Junah "remember" the swing he's lost.
Jack Lemmon narrates the story, and
J. Michael Moncrief plays
Lemmon's character as a boy.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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