Review of Invictus (2009) by Jonny P — 11 Nov 2011

Clint Eastwood proves himself as a genius director once again! I thought that this movie was going to be about rugby but instead, rugby is the medium through which this story of Nelson Mandela's unification of South Africa is told.

Morgan Freeman's portrayal of Mandela is pure movie magic... even if you have no interest in rugby, Freeman is reason enough to see "Invictus." Matt Damon does an incredible job of supporting Freeman's performance.

Typically in a movie with an extended sports scene (as we see at the end of Invictus) they will include the voiceover of the tv commentators to explain what is happening; however, Invictus leaves it to the raw sports footage to energize the movie's finale and those voiceovers were not missed.

I've lost count of the number of football, baseball, hockey, and basketball movies that have flooded the theaters over the years - Invictus' rugby storyline is a fresh breath.