The story of how Nelson Mandela chose the white-supported national rugby team, the Springboks, to become a symbol of national reconciliation is uncharacteristically optimistic for Eastwood.
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Invictus (2009)
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Reviews Counted:35
Fresh:31
Rotten:4
Average Rating:7.1/10
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
Top Critic[T]he epitome of Hollywood filmmaking in ways both good and bad: uplifting, overlong, ambitious in scope but simple in moral vision, well-crafted but inured to irony.
12/11/09
Top CriticA work of flawed majesty.
12/11/09
Top CriticEastwood makes moving pictures that seldom collapse under the burden of sentiment. He has a muscular understanding of how kernels of wisdom needn't become caramel corn.
12/11/09
Top CriticIt’s an exciting sports movie, an inspiring tale of prejudice overcome and, above all, a fascinating study of political leadership.
12/11/09
Top CriticAnthony Peckham's script is formulaic, woodenly reverent, and devoid of real dramatic tension.
12/11/09
Top CriticLoses steam in its last half-hour, but it has obvious virtues -- and it feels heartfelt, a generous elder's film about a generous elder's bequest to the world.
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Top CriticMorgan Freeman doesn't play Mandela as much as inhabit the man, in a performance that seems to embody the very transcendence that Mandela himself has come to stand for.
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Top CriticDepicts an unlikely intersection of sports and leadership in ways that manage to be inspiring and insightful without ever becoming schmaltzy or preachy.
12/11/09
Top CriticEastwood's modest approach to these momentous events shames the usual Hollywood showboating. In a rare achievement, he's made a film that truly is good for the soul.
12/11/09
Top CriticFor a picture with so much invested in its staunch sense of social justice, Invictus ultimately goes down not as medicine but as entertainment.
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Top CriticIt's never less than worthy and entertaining, but the importance of Invictus doesn't broaden as it goes along. It narrows.
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Top CriticAs always, Eastwood brings solid craftsmanship to the proceedings, with direction that allows the actors to breathe while remaining alert to small details that speak of greater wisdom.
12/11/09
Top CriticA win-win situation in which a mainstream feature works equally well as stirring entertainment and a history lesson about a remarkable convergence of sports and statesmanship.
12/11/09
Top CriticMorgan Freeman's performance as Nelson Mandela in Invictus is, like Clint Eastwood's film as a whole, constructed of deliberate decisions and never feels false.
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Top CriticEastwood, who will be 80 next year, understands the flow of narrative in a way younger directors might envy.
12/11/09
Top CriticThis hybrid, pleasant and inoffensive though it is, offers neither the insight of a good biopic nor the elation of a good sports drama.
12/10/09
Top CriticIt's a film of big themes played out on a grand scale, a story of races and generations making an effort to connect.
12/10/09
Top CriticIt may look like a movie-of-the-week and it certainly has some wincingly bad musical passages, but Invictus is an entertaining movie about a masterful piece of political theater.
12/10/09
Top CriticCan a story on this scale function as compelling drama? I actually think that’s what interests Eastwood the most here: the challenge of making historical figures move with the grace of remembered life.
12/10/09
Top CriticLatest 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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