A letdown

Rating: 4/10 (24 December 2009)

I love sports movies. I like political movies. I should love Invictus, right? I didn't. The message of the movie (Don't hate others b/c of the way they look, exceed your own expectations) could've been told in half the time. Actually, I just told the message in 1/800th the time. The reason this matters is that the movie was just really boring. The message is a good one, but it was delivered so poorly that I wish I could've just had someone read my own paraphrase to me. At least I would have given a point for succinctness. A major example of the poor delivery - when the final competition happened, I was surprised since the buildup was really weak. I thought it was still a qualifying match. I was really looking forward to the grand final and then the movie was over.
I don't like being so negative, so here are some positives: Matt Damon did a good job, and it was interesting to see him looking so muscled (PEDs?). Morgan Freeman has a nice voice. The jogging suits the team wore looked nice and flashy. I now know a rule from rugby.
One major positive of the film is the music. Anytime you can hear Serengeti music with the beat of Africa shining through, it's a great thing. AAAA-BA-DEEEEENG-AAAA!!!!! I plan on buying the soundtrack.