feel good film

Rating: 9/10 (29 December 2006)

Invincible is about fired teacher and part time bartender Vince Papale who after his divorce in 1975 tried out for the Philadelphia Eagles football team. He made the cut and with a little help from a coach that liked his style did the pro dance. This is a real feel good film about raising yourself up from the dumps into a place of notoriety. While I like Mark Wahlberg, he seemed a little too starched in this one. Perhaps more of a planet of the Apes style would have been better, but that's the director's issue. Of course some spots were a little slow because the emotion level didn't meet the situation. If you liked Rudy and any other underdog film, you'll like Invincible. A class A film with few technical problems.