Invincible
This Disney sports drama is about real-life Philadelphia Eagles legend Vince Papale, a part-time bartender who in 1975 at the age of 31 made the team through open tryouts. The film is surprisingly grim and hard-hitting at times: Philly was suffering in the mid-1970s and the film’s working-class setting is effectively drab and despairing. It also works with Wahlberg’s tendency to underplay his emotions, he’s effective as the character who doesn’t really believe he’ll ever amount to anything, and keeps his thoughts to himself. Thanks to him, when Papale’s big moment comes, the cumulative power of all those bottled-up emotions is something not to be missed.
Karen Woodham is the founder and owner of the Blazing Minds. She is also a Cinema reviewer and works with RealD 3D reviewing the latest 3D releases and IMAX, she has also had several articles published in various publications including the first edition of SFW Magazine. In 2015 she became an Award Winning Blogger and also has her website listed as one of the UK’s Top 10 Film Blogs.
