"Invictus" is the new film by acclaimed Academy Award winning director Clint Eastwood. The movie stars Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman and Academy Award winner Matt Damon. The film follows the rise of Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) and how the 1995 Rugby World Cup propelled South Africa to become unified as a country. Matt Damon plays Francois Pienaar, the captain of the South Africa team, who led them to their improbable championship over heavily favored New Zealand. Morgan Freeman was unbelievably excellent as Nelson Mandela and is absolutely Oscar worthy. Matt Damon was good in the film as always. My favorite scene in the movie was when the South African team visits Robben Island, the prison which held Mandela for most of his 27 year prison term. The scene is just remarkable and really speaks to you as a human being. Myself not a person who understands Rugby, was able to follow the game relatively easily, I learned many things about Rugby in this film. I wished Clint Eastwood directed a sports movie before because he really did a great job on this one. "Invictus" is based upon the book "Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Changed a Nation" by John Carlin and was adapted by Anthony Peckham, who also wrote the upcoming "Sherlock Holmes" movie that will star Robert Downey, Jr. This was Matt Damon's first go around with Clint Eastwood and it was the third go around for Morgan Freeman, Eastwood previously directed Freeman in "Unforgiven" and "Million Dollar Baby". Damon has just recently been casted in Clint Eastwood's next film, "Hereafter" due out in theaters in December 2010. "Invictus" receives 4 wheelchairs out of 5 and should win some Academy Awards. View Trailer Here
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