Eastwoods Best Film to date

Rating: 8/10 (24 January 2010)

Enlightening, heartwarming and puts rugby where it belongs on the world stage. I thought this film had merit just on historic value but it was extremely well made and gave an insight to the events of our recent past.. I thought all the actors carried their parts well. Damon even fooled us with his accent. Freeman was superbly cast and played his role flawlessly. To my mind an Oscar winning performance. As a rugby fan I have to say some of the acting "on the field" was a little unrealistic. Not only did it lack the intensity and skill of the players but the "restarts" were completely unrealistic and obviously played by actors and not rugby players. Having said that it was a clear and accurate account of the events that actually took place. Many of the "quotes" and events could be taken straight from Pinaars own autobiography written after the 1995 World Cup.