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Movie Overview
Cast
• Mark Wahlberg
• Greg Kinnear
• Elizabeth Banks
Director
• Ericson Core
MPAA Rating
PG - for sports action and some mild language.
Invincible (2006)

REVIEWS
NEWS
INTERVIEWS
OTHER
OFCS Rating: 72% Fresh
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B+
"Invincible won't surprise you in story, performances, or resolution; however, give it a chance, and it might sneak up on you."  FilmJerk.com  Brian Orndorf

"The hard-charging practice and game scenes take you onto the field and slam you into large, shoulder-padded men."  PopMatters  Cynthia Fuchs

C-
"This entirely average Disney drama sports nuanced performances and little else."  EDGE Boston  David Foucher

2.5/4
"...Greg Kinnear is particularly engaging as Papale's coach..."  Reel Film Reviews  David Nusair

B
"It's Rocky with shoulder pads."  Ozus' World Movie Reviews  Dennis Schwartz

2/4
"Fumbles in its telling of a story that, historically noteworthy or not, isn't dramatically potent enough for a cinematic treatment."  TheMovieBoy.com  Dustin Putman

B+
"It's a lean, efficient, classy film, uplifting without being schmaltzy."  EricDSnider.com  Eric D. Snider

2.5/4
"Ultimately will be little more than another human interest story we hear during the end of a daily newscast"  eFilmCritic.com  Erik Childress

"Though familiar and cliched, Invincible succeeds in spite of itself because it is so technically well done and full of heart."  DVD Review  Felix Gonzalez Jr.

B
"Rather like its hero, Invincible overcomes the obstacles thrown in its path and emerges as a solid, if not overwhelming, performer."  One Guy's Opinion  Frank Swietek

3/5
"A true story of a Philadelphia Eagles football fan who digs deep within and discovers a new life for himself beyond his wildest dreams"  Spirituality and Practice  Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

2/4
"With Invincible -- hero-worship and unimaginative storytelling have caused the project to strike a sour note."  ReelViews  James Berardinelli

7/10
"Invincible is a Walter Mitty tale, but a true one, a fantasy come to life."  DVDTown.com  John J. Puccio

1.5/5
"It drags and drags and drags."  7M Pictures  Kevin Carr

B
"...a really solid film that resists gooey sentiment and delivers something that feels like it's been earned. "  Reeling Reviews  Laura Clifford

2.5/4
"The film's depiction of life among the salt of the earth is blandly cartoonish."  TV Guide's Movie Guide  Maitland McDonagh

"Wahlberg... makes [it] work in a movie way... he's a sad, sweet, hurtin' guy, endearingly vulnerable, adorably masculine without being a macho idiot."  Flick Filosopher  MaryAnn Johanson

B-
"Wahlberg brings sincerity and an easy athleticism to the role of Papale, and Elizabeth Banks has a lovely centered quality and genuine sparkle as his love interest."  Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies  Nell Minow

C+
"'Is that all there is?' I thought when the film was over. There is more, a lot more, just not in the film."  Laramie Movie Scope  Robert Roten

B
"The adverts for Invincible tout its inspirational nature and rags-to-riches story. These claims, though, are well founded and done with craftsmanship."  Reeling Reviews  Robin Clifford

3.5/5
"About the only people bound to find fault are die-hard Giants, Cowboys, and Redskins fans"  Filmcritic.com  Sean O'Connell

"There's a danger in reducing pictures like this to the sum of their lessons, at the expense of recognizing them as satisfying, if flawed, genre exercises."  Salon.com  Stephanie Zacharek

"Click here to see review"  Wolf Entertainment Guide  William Wolf

3/4
Read review  Big Picture Big Sound  Joe Lozito

3.5/4
Read review  Movie Habit  Marty Mapes
OFCS Rating: 72% Fresh
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