Kind of like the Scottish attitude towards the English football team, then.
Old school filmmaking at its very best: an inspiring true-life story, driven by character and emotional relationships.
The temptation for Freeman, in particular, to go into a barnstorming kindly-give-me-an-Oscar mode must have been great.
But Mandela, who was 75 when he came to power, was not that sort of politician.
27 years in prison had mellowed the firebrand tenacity he displayed in his youth.
First and foremost is the rugby, a sport that doesnt enjoy massive popularity in the US.
Well, thats hardly the point.
Everyone knew the Titanic was going to sink; it was the journey that mattered.
The overall quality the film displays is hard to deny.
ButInvictus faults drag it down from greatness to merely being very good.
Invictus opens in UK cinemas February 5.
Rating:
4 out of 5
