Review of Invictus (2009) by Dwilly — 19 Dec 2009
Worth seeing, but dissappointing. The historical truth of the story gives the movie heft way beyond what's actually on the screen; and many, many opportunities for something much more impactful are missed, whether it's big political stuff or just effective sport movie zing.
Especially surprising is how flat Matt Damon is. He perhaps revealed something of the reason on a talk show when he said that he once asked Clint Eastwood if they could try another take and he responded with: "Why? So you can waste everyone's time?" You can see how little Eastwood knows about acting from how he consistently casts unforgivably bad performers in supporting roles.
Still, the setting is great, Morgan Freeman is solid and, again, that story and the real man portrayed in it are amazing.
This review of Invictus (2009) was written by Dwilly on 19 Dec 2009.
Invictus has generally received positive reviews.
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