Review of Invictus (2009) by Carmen C — 16 Jan 2011

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This review of Invictus (2009) was written by Carmen C on 16 Jan 2011.

Invictus has generally received positive reviews.

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By Kyle M (2,387) on 15 Sep 2018

Eastwood tuned the usual spirit of sports, namely the hopeful confidence of the positional underdogs, to the divided unity that made the story…

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By Aaron G (813) on 16 Jul 2016

Though it's one of Eastwood's lighter-hitting directorial efforts, it's still a powerful tale…

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By Keith Phipps (1,177) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 26 Mar 2017

It’s a simplistic, superficial approach to a real-life story that marginalizes most historical details not involving scrums and tackles…

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By Ty Burr (2,612) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 11 May 2017

Freeman portrays Mandela not as a saint but as a man who knows he has the political freedom of being seen as one; it’s a majestically two-dimensional…

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By Avamiller21 (75) on 23 Apr 2016

At its very essence a classically Hollywood, ultra-populist, inspirational underdog sports movie--and a well executed one at that…

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By Lilian L (172) on 01 Nov 2018

2018-11-2 It did work for uniting the country by rugby. I think Mandela is a fan of rugby too…

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By Rs K (7) on 19 Feb 2017

It was a decent movie. I'm not a huge European Spain etc. soccer/rugby fan but it was a good movie…

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By James Z (387) on 23 Mar 2018

Slow at times, Invictus won't win everyone over with the story it chooses to explore, but compelling, dedicated performances and uplifting…

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By Terry G (246) on 20 Jul 2018

A limited slice of an incredible man and country. Engaging and inspirational - but mostly inspires me to dig up some other Mandela films…

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