Invincible (2006)

Watched Invincible Featuring Featuring Mark Wahlberg(The Departed) as Vince Papale a Struggling Bartender, The Lovely Elizabeth Banks(Spider-Man 2) as Janet Cantrell , Greg Kinner(Little Miss Sunshine) as Dick Vermeil A Rookie Head Coach for The Eagles . Vince Papale giving a quiet performance of a deeply injured man who manages to finally succeed at something - being chosen by the failing PHILADELPHIA EAGLES football team when a new coach Dick Vermeil tries a desperate attempt to enliven the team by holding open tryouts. Vince's friends convince him to make the effort, the bar owners relative Janet adds her encouragement as does Vince's father . Of course the obvious happens or the film wouldn't have been made! Vince becomes an Eagle and soars, not only for himself but also for his father, his friends and his new girl.This Definitely My Favorite Sports Movie also Inspired to wear the Jersey number 83 also Made me an Eagle Fan A Triumphal Sports from Disney 9/10

I grew up in the Philly area and remembered this story happening. it was a great trip down memory lane for me. but I was a kid then. I remembered the state of the economy at the time and how important the Westinghouse strike was, so I fully understand the sometimes dull droning on with the local economy in the movie. the love story conflict was more between the Giants and the Eagles than the boy and girl which was fine because that is the way it was then. I felt the focus on the blue collar working environment was right for the day and time the story takes place. Besides we all want to see the good guy win once in a while. this takes the place from Rudy as the best football movie ever.

this film proves it all the time he was on screen making faces like he suffered from diarrhea.the story of a 1970s era gone real badthis is a sports film starting mark whalberg & Elizabeth banks,the story of Vince papale if you don't know who he is Vince is the real life American footballer who played with Philadelphia eagles now i am not American myself & don't watch football but i do know sports a lot i did not know Vince papale before this movie introduced me to him.Vince(mark) is a bartender & wins a Chance to be in the football team.if you search for this film after you seen it its different from what happened in real. the movie changed everything & claims to be the best film what a joke this is.every five minutes we see mark wahlberg crying out loud & to be honest i don't like these types of films.it was extremely boring & the action i was expecting never came they used some old footages of the game.& the only this i started to like was Elizabeth banks she was gone after a kissing scenes plus it makes a foreigner lost interest in football watching films like this.just Skipp this film for your good.might as well go for the real football stadium & enjoy a match there this movie is a waste of time.my rating is 1/10 invincible is for incapable only.

Mark Wahlberg continues to surprise and impress. This ostensibly is a sports film based on a true story, but the excellent cast delivers effective character driven scenes that elevate the proceedings into a watchable relationship drama. I love a good "walk and talk" scene and there are several. The director and editor are not afraid to have a fixed 2-shot during dialog (director Ericson Core is also the Director of Photography), more of a treat today in a world of herky-jerky hand held photography.Period music is blended into a realistic background, especially in the bar scenes which are a backbone to the first half (heh) of the movie. My only quibble might be the casting of Elizabeth Banks as the love interest. The first time we see them in the same frame, well, the outcome is obvious. Ms Banks does a credible job and it is no negative reflection on her that she creates an attractive bar maid.There is an interesting interview with Vince Papale over at DVD Fodder: http://www.filmfodder.com/dvd/archives/2006/12/vince_papale_in.shtml