Wednesday 14 July 2010

Invictus (2009) 8/10

Starring : Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Tony Kgoroge
Director : Clint Eastwood
Running Time : 134 mins

It’s 1995, and in the wake of apartheid newly appointed president Nelson Mandela (Freeman) decides to enlist the help of the South African rugby team in the hope of finally uniting his country and finally put an end to racial hatred by garnering the country a victory at the upcoming Rugby World Cup.

As usual Eastwood is more than capable at directing this tale of hope against adversity. Freeman is in his element in the lead role and manages not to let his ego as an actor get in the way of letting other actors try to shine. This movie is well worth watching if you can make it throught the two and a quarter hour runtime.

You’ll like this if you liked : The Blind Side

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