Released: 2000
Drama
Director: Robert Redford
Starring: Matt Damon, Will Smith, Charlize Theron
Running Time: 126 minutes
Rated: PG-13
The breakdown: A mysterious caddy helps a former golfer get his mojo back.
I actually only watched this because I thought Shia LeBeouf was in it. Anyway, he's not, but I continued to watch it regardless.
A promising young golfer in the early 20th century gets called away to WWI and is scarred forever by what he experiences there. When he is done with his call of duty he doesn't go back home to his girlfriend, and in fact, disappears for a very long time.
Only when the Depression hits and his former girlfriend is desperate to save her deceased father's golf course does he come out of hiding slowly. A little boy that wants to see him play again begs him to get into the big tournament that is being held to attract money and attention to the little golf course that could.
He reluctantly thinks it over and only decides to really go after it when a mysterious man comes out of the darkness, literally, and tells him how to get his swing back.
I liked it and I can easily recommend it.
3 and 1/2 out of 5 for some good storytelling and solid acting.
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