SummaryFor some athletes, the ultimate win comes through a stroke of luck, but for Robert Tyre Jones, Jr., "Bobby Jones," it was truly a stroke of genius. His natural skill and uncanny passion for the game of golf earned him the title of "The Best Golfer in the World." But it was his style that set him apart. A dashing smile. Impeccable integrity. ... Read More
Directed By:Rowdy Herrington
Written By:Rowdy Herrington, Kim Dawson, Bill Pryor, Tony De Paul
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius
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Tells this story in a straightforward, calm way that works ideally as the chronicle of a man's life but perhaps less ideally as drama.
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Sadly for dramatic purposes, Jones' achievements seemed effortless, and the movie could really use the odd Ty Cobb wig-out.
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It's pleasing to see Jones triumph, digging his way out of sand traps with miraculous wedge shots, but ''Stroke of Genius'' is proof that when a movie is nothing but inspirational, it can sink and disappear into a field of dreams.
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Marred by a flat, conservative script and an overreliance on the tried and true. It feels like a movie we've seen before.
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What a shame to squander the dramatic riches of Jones's life on third-rate caricature and paint-by-numbers storytelling.
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A sluggish meander through the life of the man considered by many to be a deity of golfing.
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It was Mark Twain who famously said, "Golf is a good walk spoiled." I'm telling you that Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius is 120 minutes wasted.
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