Review of Invictus (2009) by Darryl K — 20 Feb 2011

Invictus is not your typical sports movie. Heck, I wouldn't even really call it a sports movie at all. It's more of an inspirational movie with some rugby thrown in there. The story of Invictus is interesting.

I knew who Nelson Mandela was before seeing this movie, but I never knew too much about him. To me, Invictus showed me the dedication that me put into trying to unite his country no matter what. And to do it in the form of a rugby team, just brilliant.

I liked how the movie shows off the hatred between blacks and whites and what Mandela went through. Part of me, though, wished there was more rugby shown, but I can understand that the filmmaker didn't want the focus to be purely on the World Cup.

Morgan Freeman is fantastic, as usual, as Nelson Mandela. I honestly believe this is one of his greatest performances. Matt Damon is also good, albeit a little underutilized in my opinion.