Clint Eastwood's latest directorial effort, "Invictus," was screened last night for a nearly full house, many of whom were IBJ Night at the Movies ticket winners.
Were you among them? What did you think?
For those unfamiliar, the film concerns Nelson Mandela's efforts to use South Africa's World Cup rugby efforts to unify his nation. It stars Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon.
I'll hold off on my comments until others have chimed in.
Your thoughts?
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Not great, but a longish feel good movie about the potential of mending long-harbored racial wounds.
By this I mean it does not foist upon the viewer contrived emotion or over-the-top dialogue.
Instead, it offers the story in an intelligent manner that makes it incumbent upon the movie fan to react, feel, respond and interpret how to process it through his or her own veil of life experience.
Certainly, you expect a particular ending from this film.
It is the discoveries along the journey that make this picture poetry in motion.
Four stars.
Here's what I found to be the most unsettling part of the screening - getting metal detected going into the theater, and then having them stop the film mid-stream to announce an emergency. Weird!
I'm recommending this movie to families with kids who love sports stories. I like the remarkable lack of vulgarity, even tho I have to say, rugby is some pretty gruesome stuff.
Again, thanks for the opportunity.