Bobby Jones Stroke of Genius

From the Son of God to the son of some guy, Jim Caviezel has run the gamut of acting roles recently. However, his latest performance took no stroke of genius. Caviezel portrays Bobby Jones, the greatest golf player of all time in the dullest film of all time. As scenes lethargically jump from one tournament victory to another on golf courses that all look the same, viewers learn nothing about the sport from the film’s team of writers, and very little about the man himself from the emotionally closed-off Caviezel. On the other hand, viewers do learn that occasional, watered-down words of wisdom can constitute a script these days, while lame attempts at conflict and intrigue include rain-soaked golf games. Despite the inept cast and crew, there is one filmmaker that did use a stroke of genius: Composer James Horner’s compassionate and compelling score drives in a hole-in-one.