Screenplay results in totally off target absraction

Rating: 5/10 (15 August 2014)

The movie only focuses on one small part of an otherwise astounding account of a political genius and triumph against all odds that make the real South Africa/Mandela story so remarkable. The movie by association, trivializes, neglects and attempts to abstract the most important and historically relevant part of the overall story into some kind of Hollywood style under-dog sport movie a la mighty ducks. Granted there was already the "Long walk to freedom" movie that the film makers wanted to distinguish themselves from, but in the end the only analogy I can think of is they may as well have made a movie about "Gandhi" solely based on his supporting role in a regional cricket match between India and Pakistan ... years after all the really important political struggles and accomplishments that preceded it. Ask yourself this question... "Do you feel uninspired? Well do you? Punk"