Moving portrayal of a great man and a great occasion...

Rating: 8/10 (13 February 2010)

I had the honour of seeing this with a South African couple who knew all the landmarks and the sly South African in-jokes, which went completely over my head.
It was a wonderful portrayal of Mandela's humility as a man, and also of his power as President. Freeman is superb, although the accent wavers occasionally, and Damon is also strong as Francois Pienaar.
The sporting sequences are some of the most realistic ever committed to film. Some deep research must have gone into those sequences as you feel you are right on the field with the players.
The two and a quarter hours seemed to fly by, that's a sign you've watched something special.
Highly recommended.