Invictus

The true story of how Nelson Mandela inspired and united the country of South Africa through their national rugby team's run to become the World Cup champions.

This is also definitely a feel-good movie which does a decent job of fulfilling its role. But it feels as though there's something missing to push it into being a "great" movie. Maybe it's that the parallel story lines should each get their own movie instead of sharing one. I feel like I wanted to see more of Nelson Mandela's life and what made him the man he was, yet I also wanted to see more of just how the rugby team inspired and united the country. I didn't get in depth enough with either. That said, the performances by Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon are solid and believable. It seems like director Clint Eastwood didn't dive in quite enough for this one...it's inspiring and well done, but I feel like it could have been much more.

**1/2 out of 4 - Rentable (PG-13 for some language and violence)