A Clint Eastwood film vying for Oscar attention has become a nice tradition. This year the attention is focused on his newest film Invictus starring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon. After years of apartheid in South Africa newly elected president Nelson Mandela (Freeman) uses the nation's commonalities and affections for rugby to unite the country. Mandela inspires not only team captain Francois Pienaar (Damon), but an entire nation to come together as one. While I thought Invictus took a little while to get going, I never thought it dragged and once it did find its momentum it was unstoppable. Freeman, as always, was terrific and Damon gave one of his best performances ever. Invictus is smart, uplifting and truly inspirational.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Invictus
A Clint Eastwood film vying for Oscar attention has become a nice tradition. This year the attention is focused on his newest film Invictus starring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon. After years of apartheid in South Africa newly elected president Nelson Mandela (Freeman) uses the nation's commonalities and affections for rugby to unite the country. Mandela inspires not only team captain Francois Pienaar (Damon), but an entire nation to come together as one. While I thought Invictus took a little while to get going, I never thought it dragged and once it did find its momentum it was unstoppable. Freeman, as always, was terrific and Damon gave one of his best performances ever. Invictus is smart, uplifting and truly inspirational.
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