Review of The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000) by Dawdlingpoet — 29 Jul 2022

This is a charming sports based film set in the 1930s - its less to do with sports science and more to do with changing the way you look at things, at seeing and reacting to things differently and living in the moment, in an age of pre-mindfulness. Yes its quite sentimental in tone, a bit too cheesy for some but it has some nice aspects and I thought it has quite an impressive cast, with both Will Smith and Matt Damon in key roles as the main characters.

The music is a bit over the top cheesy in my book but I quite enjoyed following the story - even if you can guess what happens, its still nice to see how things play out. There's some good dialogue present and its somewhat thoughtful, if you think about it. Not a film that will overly appeal to many, this is a fairly decent film if it sounds of interest, so yes I'd recommend it on that basis.