Runtime: 2 hrs 8 mins
Synopsis: The story of the misfit outsider who rises through the ranks of a professional sport to enjoy inexplicable success has been stamped into celluloid more times than most folks can remember. INVINCIBLE tells the tale of bartender Vince Papale (Mark Wahlberg), a down-on-his-luck former... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Greg Kinnear, Elizabeth Banks, Kirk Acevedo, Kevin Conway
A film lacking Herzog's USP -- an ironic and regressive sense of the irreducible power of images -- 'Invincible' feels as though it has been devised by a scholar steeped in Herzog lore, but who at some crucial early stage mistook him for Istvan Szabo.
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Though familiar and cliched, Invincible succeeds in spite of itself because it is so technically well done and full of heart.
Mating calls aside, the paint-by-numbers sports side of this picture is only likely to capture the imagination of kids under the age of ten.
As far as sports films go, Invincible doesn't offer anything original or notable ... except Mark Wahlberg's performance.
Invincible is a Walter Mitty tale, but a true one, a fantasy come to life.
There's a sugar coating to the way Papale's story unfolds, but not so much that you'll spoil your dinner.
This 'chump-to-champ' story adheres to the 'Three R' formula: Part 'Rudy,' part 'Rocky,' with a dash of 'The Rookie' tossed in for good measure.
If Vince Papale was the heart and soul of Philadelphia during the mid-1970s, Wahlberg brings those same qualities to "Invincible," a movie served considerably by them.
The latest in Disney's line of films about real-life sports figures never settles for easy answers.
Out of work schoolteacher and part-time bartender, Philadelphia Eagles football fan Vince Papale (Mark Wahlberg) had nothing to lose when new coach Dick Vermeil (Greg Kinnear) held an open tryout. With sheer determination and stamina, Papale made the team
The formula is predictable but the film deserves props for making a momentary fan out of someone who wouldn't be caught dead watching Monday Night Football
You're likely to find this a touching, stirring story even if it has been given the Hollywood treatment.
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For the umpteenth time, Walt Disney Pictures repackages the American dream. Go ahead and groan over all the predictable elements, but you'll root for Papale, Vermeil and the Eagles.
A little "Rocky," a little "Rookie," and all heart, "Invincible" is a good-natured sports movie that's as uplifting as it looks.
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