The only thing INVINCIBLE is this predictable story, Wahlberg does what he can with a tired football vehicle

Rating: 5/10 (25 August 2006)

** Mark Wahlberg, Greg Kinnear, Elizabeth Banks, Kevin Conway, Dov Davidoff. Directed by Ericson Core. We've seen this whole set up before, an underdog defies the team and does the impossible by achieving his dream in baseball, basketball or in this case football. This time the schmuck is Wahlberg who when a cruddy team holds open try outs they draft Wahlberg. Of course going over the clichéd obstacles of the other team mates and just making the cut with a new coach (Kinnear).
This whole set up is predictable and the wigs are laughable, some of the look like cheap toupees found on the sidewalk. The only thing INVINCIBLE about this is the story line which keeps going and going every year down from "Remember the Titans". Disney continues to prove dreams do come true, maybe next year so will mine, END IT.
Although I did like the cinematography, the playing in the rain and the symbolism of those scene and friendship. But after two long hours of nonstop training and running the movie much like the acting and everything else here gets tired. I don't hate sports movies but am biased against them like earlier this years "Glory Road". The all follow the same aspects in that genre. "Invincible" can only go so far before it stops