Source: CBS News

Invictus starring Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman directed by Clint Eastwood, is a tailing story about a country trying to unite as one.  Nelson Mandela (Freeman) is released from prison after 27 years locked behind bars, and soon after finds himself elected as President of South Africa.  The movie deals with the racial tension behind the poor black majority and the wealthy white minority as the country is looking for a unified presence.  The way a lot of problems are solved, sports once again is the unifying reason for hope and change.

Francois Pienaar is the captain of the South African Rugby team and Mandela consoles in the captain and builds a relationship with him, looking to him and the sport to hopefully help reunite the country.  The World Cup of Rugby hosted in South Africa in 1995 is the way to do that, and through inspriation, Pienaar pushes his team to excellence to help lead the team to victory.

The movie is a solid Eastwood production and is very well acted by both Freeman and Damon.  The movie although quality, lacks greatness.  It seems Eastwood got lazy at times and left out information that would have led to the story.  There are multiple points in the movie where the scenes just seem off for a bit, something a casual viewer may not notice or care about, but mistakes that prevent the movie from being a real Oscar contender.  And the fact that it’s Rugby, makes it difficult to relate on for a sport that is very unknown in the country.

This is my snap video review of Invictus.