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-Mark
Wahlberg
-Greg
Kinnear
The
story
of
the
misfit
outsider
who
rises
through
the
ranks
of a
professional
sport
to
enjoy
inexplicable
success
has
been
stamped
into
celluloid
more
times
than
most
folks
can
remember.
INVINCIBLE
tells
the
tale
of
bartender
Vince
Papale
(Mark
Wahlberg),
a
down-on-his-luck
former
teacher
who
decides
to
answer
an
open
tryout
for
the
Philadelphia
Eagles.
It
doesn't
take
a
genius
to
work
out
what
happens
next,
but
the
twist
here
is
that
Vince
Papale
is a
real
person,
and
the
story
is
based
on
his
eyebrow-raising
memoir
of
the
same
name.
Papale's
call-up
to
the
Eagles
occurred
in
1976,
so
the
flowery
fashions
and
long
flowing
locks
worn
by
both
men
and
women
of
the
era
are
all
immaculately
replicated
by
director
Ericson
Core's
carefully
styled
cast.
When
Eagles
coach
Dick
Vermeil
(Greg
Kinnear)
throws
his
last,
desperate
roll
of
the
dice
and
recruits
Papale,
he
faces
open
hostility
from
his
team
of
professionals.
Papale
also
has
to
catch
a
few
jibes
at
his
expense,
especially
as
he's
a
little
old
to
be a
professional
football
player.
As
the
ill-fitting
future
star
jostles
with
his
teammates
and
strives
to
prove
himself
in
the
team,
a
host
of
'70s
hits
rip
through
the
soundtrack,
and
subplots
about
a
jealous
friend
(Dov
Davidoff)
and
a
lover
(Elizabeth
Banks)
are
utilized
to
lure
in
non-sports
fans.
Wahlberg
is
well
cast,
drawing
on
his
experience
in
the
similarly
themed
ROCK
STAR,
and
once
again
proving
his
chops
as a
leading
man.
INVINCIBLE
is a
Disney
film
and
follows
firmly
in
the
footsteps
the
company
has
imprinted
upon
the
movie
industry,
with
its
wholesome
tale
closely
resembling
two
other
flicks
the
company
has
produced--REMEMBER
THE
TITANS
and
THE
ROOKIE.
Rated
PG
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of
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Copyright
1948-2006 Muze
Inc.
and
Muze
Europe
Ltd.
All
rights
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