Invincible is inspired by the true story of Vince Papale (Mark Wahlberg), a man with nothing to lose, ignored the odds and made his dream come true. When the coach (Greg Kinnear) of Papale's beloved hometown football team, the Philadelphia Eagles, hosted an open tryout, the public consensus was that it was a waste of time -- no one good enough to play professional football was going to be found this way. Certainly no one like Papale -- a down-on-his-luck, 30 year-old, substitute teacher and part-time bartender who never even played college football. But against these odds, Papale made the team and soon found himself living every fan's fantasy -- moving from his cheap seats in the upper deck to standing on the field as a professional football player.
This is your typical underdog sports movie. I happen to be a huge fan of this kind of movie though and don't seem to ever get sick of them. I enjoyed this movie a lot. I think that Mark Wahlberg is a pretty poopish actor but was somewhat decent in this one. Greg Kinnear was awesome as Dick Vermeil and the football scenes were pretty intense at times. The only knock I could really make against this movie was that it was a little bit too long. Once you get around the two hour mark, the audience is ready for the credits.
I would recommend this to everyone. It's a feel good movie and is worth the rental fee.
