The Legend of Bagger Vance Reviews

Can you imagine a movie released nowadays starring Matt Damon, Will Smith and Charlize Theron? I bet there would be some buzz about it. Well, it actually already happened more than 10 years ago but, at the time, nobody seemed to care, it was barely seen at the time and, for Will Smith who was becoming the biggest star at the box-office at the time, it was his first commercial failure. Personally, since I always had a weak spot for Robert Redford’s work as a director, I was quite eager to check it out. Eventually, I thought it was a decent watch but the mix of a straightforward golf story with some fantasy elements never really worked in my opinion. In fact, many thought that the whole Bagger Vance character was a big stereotype and this gimmick was even considered rather racially insensitive. Personally, this character didn’t bother me above all because Will Smith gave a decent performance and I think it was nice that he was trying something else than his usual blockbusters. To conclude, even though it didn’t completely work, I thought it was still fairly entertaining and I think it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.