Invictus Mini Review

I meant to do a full review of Clint Eastwood's latest drama, but it's been a busy weekend, with a lot of personal stuff popping up, so I'm giving you this quick, mini review. Full reviews to return next weekend.

Invictus is a a somewhat slight, but entertaining film that gets a lot of mileage out of its two lead stars - Morgan Freeman (who is wonderful here, as Nelson Mandela) and Matt Damon. The film deals with Mandela's early days in office, and trying to unite the people of South Africa by rallying his nation behind an underdog rugby team. The movie is not very deep as a bio picture, but it is effective, uplifting, and powerful in some moments, such as the scene where Damon's character visits Mandela's former prison cell.

The movie falls back on a few sports movie cliches, especially during its last half hour or so, but until then, this is a strong effort. Not quite the movie a man such as Mandela deserves, but still very good.

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