Invincible
Last night, on my way to a screening of Disney's new sports movie, Invincible, I was characteristically skeptical.
Hollywood always feels compelled to make sports movies, and I -- as a sportswriter -- always feel compelled to watch many of them. And, more often than not, I am greatly disappointed.
While Invincible doesn't stray from one of the key sports movie formulas (unlikely star overcomes adversity and inspires more talented teammates), rookie director Ericson Core doesn't make a rookie mistake letting his artistic angst get in the way of a good story.
The best compliment I can give to Core is that the nearly two-hour movie didn't really have any dead spots.
I'm also not a huge Mark Wahlberg or Greg Kinnear fan. But both did a great job in this movie.
How good was the movie? My wife even enjoyed the film, asking me to look up a few articles on Vince Papale to see what he's been up to since his playing career ended.
There hasn't been much to look forward to at the box office this summer (the fact that Snakes on a Plane has done well is a travesty). But Invincible is entertaining and even inspiring.
Let me know what you think.
Hollywood always feels compelled to make sports movies, and I -- as a sportswriter -- always feel compelled to watch many of them. And, more often than not, I am greatly disappointed.
While Invincible doesn't stray from one of the key sports movie formulas (unlikely star overcomes adversity and inspires more talented teammates), rookie director Ericson Core doesn't make a rookie mistake letting his artistic angst get in the way of a good story.
The best compliment I can give to Core is that the nearly two-hour movie didn't really have any dead spots.
I'm also not a huge Mark Wahlberg or Greg Kinnear fan. But both did a great job in this movie.
How good was the movie? My wife even enjoyed the film, asking me to look up a few articles on Vince Papale to see what he's been up to since his playing career ended.
There hasn't been much to look forward to at the box office this summer (the fact that Snakes on a Plane has done well is a travesty). But Invincible is entertaining and even inspiring.
Let me know what you think.
posted by Unknown at 1:38 PM
1 Comments:
I'm a sucker for underdog sports movies, but this is a crowded week .. I'll probably go see Idlewild and maybe Beerfest this week, which pushes Invincible and Little Miss Sunshine (which we finally got!) until next week .. I'll definitely see it, though .. thanks for the good word!
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