A deeply flawed but still impressive sports epic, which follows an unimaginative and by-the-numbers first 90 minutes with one of the most expertly staged sports sequences ever committed to film.
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12/20/09
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Invictus (2009)
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Reviews Counted:160
Fresh:123
Rotten:37
Average Rating:6.7/10
Consensus: Delivered with typically stately precision from director Clint Eastwood, Invictus may not be rousing enough for some viewers, but Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman inhabit their real-life characters with admirable conviction.
Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating]
Genre: Dramas
Theatrical Release:Dec 11, 2009 Wide
Box Office: $15,877,956
Synopsis: The film tells the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela joined forces with the captain of South Africa’s rugby team, Francois Pienaar, to help unite their country. Newly elected President... [More]
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Reviews for Invictus
The script is a steaming pile of schmaltz and sports clichés, and Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon stumble through without any energy, but with plenty of butchered accents.
12/20/09
The film seems determined to show us the uplifting side of the post-apartheid era, and that just feels like a whitewash, pun intended.
12/18/09
ne samo politi%u010Dki, nego i zanatski korektan film
12/18/09
A hopeful look at how humanity can be brought together by something as simple, and as complicated, as sports, 'Invictus' is one of the finest movies of the year.
12/17/09
On paper, the movie's plot sounds clichéd and forced, and while the film is tainted with elements of each, the good news is that it's overwhelmed by neither.
12/17/09
I don't like important movies anyway. Once you set out to be important, I don't buy it.
12/16/09
even if it sometimes simplifies the historical issues in favor of uncomplicated multiplex feel-good uplift, it's hard not to get swept up in the joy
12/16/09
Standard inspirational sports movie given added weight by Mandela's wisdom and his political courage, and the historical significance of his presidency.
12/16/09
Simpliflies complicated South African issues to the level of a Berenstain Bears storybook.
12/16/09
Like the poem from which it takes its title, it suffers not from any obvious technical flaws but from a failure of tone and perspective. It's a sermon, not a story.
12/16/09
Solid, unsurprising, formalist filmmaking of the kind we've come to expect from Clint Eastwood.
12/16/09
A pretty darn satisfying but undemanding story about politics, sports, and men doing their jobs as best they can.
12/15/09
Clint Eastwood scores again with this tale of Mandela and his idea to bring unity to South Africa through rugby. Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon provide the acting clout while Eastwood shapes the direction of the film.
12/15/09
A modest, self-effacing movie about extraordinary events that chronicles one battle in Nelson Mandela's war against the past that threaten to destroy post-apartheid South Africa before it can find its feet.
12/14/09
Eastwood directs all this with skill if not overwhelming urgency, delivering a classy, sincere, meticulously crafted picture.
12/14/09
Morgan Freeman's role in Invictus is a universe away from his role in Lean on Me, even if both characters turn around troubled institutions.
12/13/09
Slow, and subtle, smiling brightly, the picture wins audiences with the charm of Mandela, but descends into a bland film about rugby.
12/13/09
Obama could use a Rugby World Cup. Something to unite his disaffected nation.
12/13/09
Morgan Freeman makes for a remarkable Nelson Mandela.
12/13/09
Latest News for Invictus
December 10, 2009:
Critics Consensus: Princess, Invictus Are Certified Fresh
This week at the movies, we've got a Southern-fried fairy tale (The Princess and the Frog, with voice work from Anika Noni Rose and Keith David) and inspiration through rugby... More...
December 10, 2009:
full trailer and preview at Movies for the Masses
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December 07, 2009:
The Great Directors: Clint Eastwood Will Make Your Day!
As a star, Clint Eastwood is one of cinema's most iconic tough guys. However, it's arguably as a director that he's made a bigger impact on the movies. Since his debut in 1971,... More...
December 06, 2009:
Eastwood and Freeman Reunite for Invictus
They say the third time's the charm, but for Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman, the first and second times weren't so bad either. More...
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