What is noteworthy about Bagger Vance is its brand of spirituality, one which transcends religion, embraces the mysterious healing powers of nature, and turns the oracle of God into a sharp-witted Southern Negro. The Verdict B agger Vance's message is revealed in a painfully leisurely fashion. Along the way we get to see some gorgeous sets and hear some gorgeous stars adopt charming Southern accents. All grin widely through the movie and exude a sheer joy that makes them a pleasure to watch. They, like the film itself, have an air of calculated recklessness - they seem to give no thought to failure, mess up a whole bunch of times, but always end up getting their way in the end.
None carry guns, but all nevertheless manage to prostrate their enemies with a few graceful kicks.
Yet each also has a very human, vulnerable side. Charlie's Angels has a fairly laughable and preposterous plot, and it's really not worth going into, except to say that the angels succeed in rescuing a kidnap victim, then nearly succeed in rescuing his kidnapped goods, only to find out that they themselves have fallen into a sneaky trap. Along the way, the girls slip into a number of under-cover guises, each more clever than the last. The girls also do plenty of wiggling throughout the movie, too, most of the time to distract opponents. In addition, they demonstrate considerable gymnastic ability during fight scenes.