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Invincible (2006)

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Average Rating: 6.4/10
Reviews Counted: 133
Fresh: 95 | Rotten: 38

As simple and authentic as the gritty South Philly invirons in which it's set in, Invincible sends a uplifting and heartfelt message packed with an athletic enthusiasm that shouldn't be missed.

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Average Rating: 6.2/10
Critic Reviews: 32
Fresh: 19 | Rotten: 13

As simple and authentic as the gritty South Philly invirons in which it's set in, Invincible sends a uplifting and heartfelt message packed with an athletic enthusiasm that shouldn't be missed.

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From the producers of The Rookie and Remember the Titans comes an inspirational sports drama detailing the true story of a down-on-his-luck football fan whose dreams of standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the best of the gridiron became a once-in-a-lifetime reality when he took part in an open tryout organized by Philadelphia Eagles coach Dick Vermeil. Vince Papale (Mark Wahlberg) was a 30-year-old substitute teacher and part-time bartender who had never even played college football. When Coach

PG, 1 hr. 44 min.

Sports & Fitness, Drama

Brad Gann

Dec 19, 2006

$57.8M

Buena Vista

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All Critics (134) | Top Critics (32) | Fresh (99) | Rotten (39) | DVD (19)

There's a sugar coating to the way Papale's story unfolds, but not so much that you'll spoil your dinner.

September 16, 2006 Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | Comment
Michael Phillips
Chicago Tribune
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Even Papale's most famous play, recovering a fumble to set up a touchdown, is embellished, as if Disney can't bear to stick with the facts.

August 25, 2006 Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | Comment
Bill Muller
Arizona Republic
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When it's good it's very good. When it's bad -- well, it's still pretty good.

August 25, 2006 Full Review Source: Wall Street Journal | Comment
Joanne Kaufman
Wall Street Journal
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Invincible is a working-class jock Cinderella fantasy with the sincerity of a beer commercial, the soul of a Republican incumbent, and the designer-flannel esthetics of an old Bruce Springsteen video.

August 25, 2006 Full Review Source: Toronto Star | Comment
Geoff Pevere
Toronto Star
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It may not break new ground, but Invincible is an entertaining film, awash in clichés but leavened by the charismatic performance of Mark Wahlberg as Vince Papale.

August 25, 2006 Full Review Source: USA Today | Comment
Claudia Puig
USA Today
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What's modestly refreshing about the way this story is told by director Eric Core and writer Brad Gann, is that the person with the largest doubts about going pro is Papele himself.

August 25, 2006 Full Review Source: TIME Magazine | Comment
Richard Schickel
TIME Magazine
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Inspiring sports-underdog story for tweens and up.

January 1, 2011 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | Comment
Jane Boursaw
Common Sense Media

Mark Whalberg is surprisingly good, delivering a likeness to the real Vince Papale that is uncanny.

July 6, 2010 Full Review Source: Film School Rejects | Comment
Neil Miller
Film School Rejects

It may seem that Invincible takes too long to get to the football. But by the time it does get down to it, we've invested enough in Wahlberg and Kinnear to give a damn about the outcome of the all-important Big Game.

January 22, 2010 Full Review Source: Baltimore City Paper | Comment
Gary Dowell
Baltimore City Paper

I wonder how many more of these inspirational sports films we have to sit through in 2006.

April 29, 2009 Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | Comment
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

Screenwriter Brad Gann shares the guilt for this predictable cinematic travesty along with composer Mark Isham whose bombastic musical score is akin to hammering a nail with a shotgun blast.

April 21, 2009 Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com | Comment
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

Invincible is the story of Vince Papale, who was an actual figure -- a part-time bartender who went to a tryout, survived training camp, made the Eagles team, and became a Philadelphia legend.

February 2, 2009 Full Review Source: tonymacklin.net | Comment
Tony Macklin
tonymacklin.net

ricson (who doubles as cinematographer) has a good feel for urban grit and blue-collar dreams, and he gets good, unpretentious performances-especially from Wahlberg, who provides the movie's solid, dependable center.

August 7, 2008 Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | Comment
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

The script by newcomer Brad Gann hits all the right notes.

July 14, 2007 Full Review Source: Big Picture Big Sound | Comment
Joe Lozito
Big Picture Big Sound

Good, strong work from Disney.

July 10, 2007 Full Review Source: DVD Review | Comment
Felix Gonzalez Jr.
DVD Review

Though familiar and cliched, Invincible succeeds in spite of itself because it is so technically well done and full of heart.

July 10, 2007 Full Review Source: DVD Review | Comment
Felix Gonzalez Jr.
DVD Review

Mating calls aside, the paint-by-numbers sports side of this picture is only likely to capture the imagination of kids under the age of ten.

June 1, 2007 Full Review Source: BlackFilm.com | Comment
Kam Williams
BlackFilm.com

If you are willing to ignore its revisionist history, this paint-by-numbers sports flick is a cleverly scripted, frequently funny, feel-good flick.

June 1, 2007 Full Review Source: Mount Desert Islander | Comment
Kam Williams
Mount Desert Islander

As far as sports films go, Invincible doesn't offer anything original or notable ... except Mark Wahlberg's performance.

April 8, 2007 Full Review Source: Cinematical | Comment
Jette Kernion
Cinematical

...Greg Kinnear is particularly engaging as Papale's coach...

February 1, 2007 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | Comment
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

...a feel-good film of the best kind, maybe the first sports movie in years where I really did want to stand up and cheer.

December 31, 2006 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis | Comment
John J. Puccio
Movie Metropolis
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Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Greg Kinnear, Elizabeth Banks, Kevin Conway, Michael Rispoli, Kirk Acevedo, Dov Davidoff, Michael Kelly, Melissa Demyan, Steve Staiger, Vincent Riviezzo Director: Ericson Core Summary: Devoted Philadelphia Eagles fan Vince Papale (Mark Wahlberg) has just lost his wife and his job as a

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Invincible is yet another feel good inspiring true story about an underdog who succeeds at doing something big. The story is about Philadelphia Eagles fan Vince Papale who has a chance to become a player of the Eagles after Eagles coach Dick Vermeil holds open try outs. Invincible as a film doesn't do anything new to

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