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Matt Damon
Morgan Freeman
Scott Eastwood
Robert Hobbs
Grant Roberts
Langley Kirkwood

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After the fall of apartheid in South Africa, newly-elected president Nelson Mandela must find a way to unite the people of his still-divided nation and finds a common interest with the popular rugby team. -- Chris aka Tarkin

01/15/2010 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Inspirational sports movie with some politics

A good sports film that also inter splices politics well. The film shows Nelson Mandela as wanting to unite the country under the South African Rugby team. It lays out why this is important to the country and how Mandela does it incredibly well. After it lays that out though it does actually become a standard inspirational sports movie but a well done one. This movie works because it does not take unnecessary sides and merely gives all the characters their due. I particularly likes the details of the security details with the blacks and whites interacting there. It is not perfect though because rugby as shown in the film can be somewhat boring to me anyways and the use of computer graphics is distracting and does not seem to be Clint Eastwood forte.

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3/4 

01/01/2010 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Something is Missing...

For the past decade or so, Clint Eastwood has had one of the most consistently high-quality outputs out of any director working today – and aside from Robert Altman and maybe one or two more earlier in the decade, he is also the oldest one of the bunch. It was an absolute treat to see a director reach the twilight of his career and bloom with the vitality and energy of a young director just getting his big break. Eastwood's films this past decade have been big, potent epics of emotion, from the Shakespearian characters in Mystic River to the down-and-dirty determinists in Million Dollar Baby to the subtle honor of the stars of Letters from Iwo Jima. Eastwood was always so careful in selecting his powerful, dramatic subjects over the past few years – which is why the vanilla-coated glossin...

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2.5/4 

12/23/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Keep it up, Clint

A good film as usual from Clint Eastwood, with great performances from Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon. The story is about how Nelson Mandela used the South African rugby team to help unite his bitterly divided country. I wasn't really familiar with the story so it was exciting all the way to the end. This will be one you'll be hearing about come awards season.

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3.5/4 

12/14/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Eastwood, Freeman, Rugby - A Winning Combination

If you're expecting a biopic or a really deep look into Nelson Mandela, you'll probably be disappointed. However, as long as you're not seeking any revelations, and enjoy the film for what it is, you will be impressed.

Clint Eastwood has rarely disappointed as director. I think Invictus is another victory. First off, the casting is impeccable. I can think of nobody better than Morgan Freeman to play Mandela. It's a tailor-made role. He brings the right inflection to play the leader of a country teetering between its new-found freedom and its simmering tension. Yet some of his best scenes are when he's having a good time - dancing, making a friendly wager, cheering for his team - even Mandela has a light side and it's great to see that Freeman can be serious but still have a playful sid...

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3/4 

12/13/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Expect an Oscar nomination

Based on a true story, this movie is full of Oscar winning performance and dialog. I wouldn't call this a blockbuster hit that everyone should see, but a movie that you should see if you like going and watching all the movies that will be up for an Oscar. Out of Oscar movies, this movie stand a good chance and is worth seeing. The movie is a bit long, and there is a little too much slow motion grunting at the end that drags it on even more, but none-the-less, it is a decent movie that is worth seeing if there is nothing else to watch in the theater that can get your heart pumping with excitement.

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2.5/4