When part time bartender and full time Eagles fan Vince Papale tries out for the team during an open call, he makes the team in a complete twist of fate. Invincible is a story of Papale's career with the Eagles and his personal struggles and triumphs. Read more
| Starring | Elizabeth Banks, Michael Nouri, Kevin Conway, Greg Kinnear |
|---|---|
| Director | Ericson Core |
| Genres | Drama |
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When part time bartender and full time Eagles fan Vince Papale tries out for the team during an open call, he makes the team in a complete twist of fate. Invincible is a story of Papale's career with the Eagles and his personal struggles and triumphs.
| Starring | Elizabeth Banks, Michael Nouri, Kevin Conway, Greg Kinnear, Kirk Acevedo, Michael Rispoli, Mark Wahlberg |
|---|---|
| Director | Ericson Core |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 45 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 02 Jul 2007 Production year: 2006 |
| Format | DVD |
Watched this film and was very pleasantly suprised. The film is based on the real life story of Vincent Francis Papale. He's an example to us all about what we can achieve when we simply try but above all that real heroes come in all shapes and sizes and good guys don't always come last.
I'm an Eagles fan now!!!!
Well done Wahlberg too.!!!!
Invincible is your average feel-good movie. You already know how it ends so there's little suspense; the performances are decent; the football choreography is hit and miss (no pun... ok, pun intended); the script is more or less on par with others of the same genre.
Little of note happens through most of the movie, but there are 2 scenes which really grabbed me - when he makes the cut and the final scene.
Nothing in particular to love or hate about Invincible, but the 2 scenes make for a worthwhile watch on a rainy Saturday afternoon.
Things are working out for Mark Wahlberg. His last three movies have done very nicely, thanks, at the box office, with decent reviews to match. Entourage, the HBO show he helped put together, and which is based on his own experience as an up-and-comer in Hollywood, is still riding high in the ratings. And then he took a supporting role to work with Martin Scorsese in The Departed and stole away with an Academy Award - which is more than his old Basketball Diaries pal Leonardo DiCaprio has... Read more
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