Bobby Jones, Stroke of Genius (Special Edition)
by Rowdy Herrington
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Actor: Aidan Quinn, Claire Forlani, James Caviezel, Jeremy Northam, Malcolm McDowellDirector: Rowdy Herrington
Brand: Sony
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Original Language); Chinese (Subtitled); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Korean (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.40:1
Running Time: 128 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-11-30
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Sony Pictures
DVD Reviews of Bobby Jones, Stroke of Genius (Special Edition)
DVD Review: Bobby Jones, Stroke of Genius
Summary: 4 Stars
Movie has a lot of historical information about Jones' beginning into golf.
Most of us know Jones through his black and white training films and his Master's association. This movie is a true biographical look into one of the true legends of golf. The acting is as good as the story line. A must see for all golfers.
DVD Review: A clinic film writing and direction
Summary: 5 Stars
I saw this film during its first showing on the Golf channel. The Director and screenwriter, Rowdy Herrington is a friend. No doubt I'm prejudiced, but I hadn't seen this film.
You may be familiar with some of Rowdy's other work: Roadhouse, A Murder of Crows, The Stickup, or I, Witness. None of those would prepare you for this. I know those films and like them. They're generally contemporary movies with a good edge of suspense.
This is a period film with gorgeous costumes and brilliant cinematography. The story's first rate and told by master story tellers.
I was frankly amazed I hadn't heard of the film, which is probably why it wasn't a major hit. If you liked Chariots of Fire, Rocky, or Hoosiers, you'll love this movie, and now that I've seen it, I'm going to buy it.
DVD Review: Bobby Jones, Stroke of Genius
Summary: 5 Stars
Beautifully done movie. You don't have to like golf to enjoy this story of a man's life. His achievements were many in spite of his physical handicap. He achieved everything everyone in his life wanted for him and when he retired from golf, he went on to realize his own dreams. A testament to all of us on how to live better and enjoy all the possibilities.DVD Review: Great golf movie
Summary: 5 Stars
I love golf and almost any movie about it. This is a great story about a great golfer that never made a nickel playing and yet was as good for his time as any golfer today.DVD Review: Nice!
Summary: 5 Stars
Wow, what a nice movie! Beautifully filmed, too. I've watched this three times now and love it each time.
This is a loving tribute to the American amateur golf legend Bobby Jones but it doesn't sugarcoat his story. Jones is shown with his good and bad sides, especially his horrible temper which he corrected, and his nervous ailments which he was unable to correct and caused an early retirement from the game.
There is a lot of golf footage in here, of tournaments won and lost and battles against famous professional Walter Hagen, who always is pictured in these golf films as an arrogant, flamboyant man. In contrast, Jones' modest character is even more apparent than would normally be noticed.
Anyway, Jim Caveziel is likable as Jones and the two young actors who play the famous golfer as a kid also do very well. Jones' love interest is appealingly played by Claire Forlani. The two make for a handsome couple.
This is simply a good-natured, feel-good movie that is pleasing to the eyes as well as the heart. If you are a golfer, this a must, but a nice story even if you don't play the game.
If you already own the DVD, check out the documentaries here. They are quite interesting, too.
Description of Bobby Jones, Stroke of Genius (Special Edition)
His ability made him a star but it was his passion that made him a legend. Robert "Bobby" Tyre Jones Jr. (Jim Caviezel The Passion of Christ) was perhaps the most naturally gifted golfer in the history of the game. Battling a disabling illness and a volcanic temper Jones struggled through a succession of early defeats to reach the pinnacle of his sport - becoming at age 28 the only man ever to win the coveted Grand Slam of golf. But it was his devotion to his wife Mary (Claire Forlani Meet Joe Black) that led to the astounding announcement that shocked the world in this inspirational true story of one of sport's greatest icons.System Requirements:Running Time: 128 Min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:?DRAMA Rating:?PG UPC:?043396085107 Manufacturer No:?08510Anyone who's ever been passionate about golf will find something to admire in Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius, a staidly reverent biopic about one of the game's greatest champions. In the title role, Jim Caviezel suffers almost as much as he did in The Passion of the Christ, portraying Jones--who made history by winning golf's elusive Grand Slam (four top tournaments in less than four months) in 1930--as a passionately committed golfer who silently endured chronic pain (a spinal disorder prompted his early retirement at age 28), stomach ailments, emotional torment, and borderline alcoholism while maintaining amateur status in the sport he so magnificently dominated. Jeremy Northam brings much-needed levity and rakish style as Jones' friend and rival golfer Walter Hagen, and Malcolm McDowell adds colorful character as Jones' friend and biographer O.B. Keeler while Claire Forlani suffers the typical biopic plight of the hero's wife, who offers compassionate empathy while wishing Jones had more time for family. With repetitive golf scenes and a somber tone of martyrdom, Bobby Jones was partially financed by Jones' estate, which may explain its respectable dullness and instant fate as a box-office dud. Still, director Rowdy (Road House) Herrington is clearly enamored of his subject, and some of that enthusiasm shines through the gloom. --Jeff Shannon
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