Review of Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius (2004) by Yuvnesh M — 09 May 2009

Felt disjointed. The Legend of Bagger Vance & The Greatest Game Ever Played are much better golfing movies.

This review of Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius (2004) was written by Yuvnesh M on 09 May 2009.

Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Jack Mathews (1,044) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 18 Apr 2008

I love golf, history and good stories, and I found this to be among the most boring, flat and cliched sports movies I've ever seen…

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By David Hiltbrand (183) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 05 Feb 2008

Bobby Jones plays out much like a round of golf - slow, old-fashioned, tediously long, and lacking in drama…

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By Isaac B (261) on 13 Jul 2012

Great whats wrong with the critics they must not know how to rate these sort of things…

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By Maitland Mcdonagh (2,150) for TV Guide Magazine (2,375) on 11 Jul 2014

Ultimately, the more intensely you buy into the notion that golf is a complex metaphor for the human condition, the more susceptible you'll…

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By Frank Scheck (1,741) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 12 May 2008

The film becomes markedly more entertaining with every appearance by Walter Hagen (Jeremy Northam), Jones' archrival, a raconteur and bon vivant…

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By Josh N (173) on 08 Aug 2007

Ok, another golf movie I absolutely loved! And of course this has Jim Caviezel in it, who I love…

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By C.j. F (53) on 25 May 2009

I enjoyed this movie about Bobby Jones, the creater of the Masters tournament. Jim Caviezel is a superb and highly underrated actor…

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By Zeb E (111) on 23 Nov 2009

It is a bit long and rather predictable but the enthusiastic cast is a big help and it does look good - fine cinematography, good costumes…

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But he told me to go to hell! Well, I've checked the law on that, and you don't have to go…

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By Danny G (484) on 07 Jan 2013

Felt disjointed. The Legend of Bagger Vance & The Greatest Game Ever Played are much better golfing movies…

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