Don't watch it... unless you like... what you think it probably is

Invictus. I mean what an idea. But here's a short review. If you like Nelson Mandela, watch the first half of the movie, it has some interesting political points, and Morgan Freeman, despite his the coming and going of his accent is just a phenomenal actor. For that matter Matt Damon is good too, with a well-polished accent, but he did the best he could with such a 1 dimensional character. The first half, roughly, is about Mandela and politics and racism, the second half is about a somewhat boring series of rugby games and almost magical racial reconciliation. Sports or rugby fans will probably get a lot out of this, but the number of unfinished plotlines, confusing or unnecessary scenes, huge buildup about assassination (with no even attempts at assassination even occurring, just lots of unnecessary tension) and downright cheesyness of it all was a bit too much for me. One scene in particular where Mandela comes on to a random woman at a party is particularly laughable. His pick-up line is something like: 'My father was a polygamist, and even though I'm a monogamist, looking at you makes me envy my father.' What?! What's the purpose of that? Mandela you dog! : ) I can say no more.

If you want a better movie about Nelson Mandela, watch the Color of Freedom/Goodbye Bafana.