Invictus (2009) starring Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon. Directed by Clint Eastwood. In 1995, South Africa's newly elected president Nelson Mandela (Freeman) decides that the rugby World Cup would be a good place to begin the process of reconciliation. Damon, as the captain of the rugby team, "gets" it -- Mandela wants them to win the World Cup. It's an inspiring story, but let's face it: In the end, this is a movie about rugby -- a sport that will be incomprehensible to 99 percent of Americans, and was to me. They should make a movie about cricket. Now that would be great. Subtitles: fine. Grade: B
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