One of Redford's best

Rating: 6/10 (6 November 2000)

I am hot a complete Redford fan. I am a hater of The Horse Whisperer and The Way we Were. But I did really like Ordinary People and that and now The Legend of Bagger Vance show that he can make a good film here and there. Bagger Vance is a film beautifully photographed (love those golf shots), acted and directed, even if some parts a a little too mushy for most. The story follows a champion golf player, Rannulph Junnah (Matt Damon giving a good performance) who looses his swing from WW1 and has been lost in himself. But thanks to a mysterious caddy, the title character (played by Will Smith with yoda like wisdom) who begins with Junnah the rehabilitation to win a exhibition and his soul. A good film, golf player/fan or not, though if you are a golf oficionado, you will appreciate it more than others. A-