Thomas Delapa Boulder Weekly Mar 29, 2024 2/4

By the time Papale does make it the big game, it's as if the air goes out of the movie and all Core can do is punt.

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Patrick Hicks Feelin' Film Podcast Sep 25, 2023 3/5

Even through the sepia-toned sanitization of the Disney production, you can't help but like and root for Vince Papale. His story gives the economically struggling city of Philadelphia and their Eagles what they needed at the right time: Hope.

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Rachel Wagner Rachel's Reviews (YouTube) Jun 29, 2020

An entertaining underdog sports story

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Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens Nov 8, 2019

INVINCIBLE should prove invincible at the box office. With football season around the corner this is the perfect pre-season game. Touchdown!!

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Jane Boursaw Common Sense Media Jan 1, 2011 4/5

Inspiring sports-underdog story for tweens and up.

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Neil Miller Film School Rejects Jul 6, 2010 B-

Mark Whalberg is surprisingly good, delivering a likeness to the real Vince Papale that is uncanny.

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Gary Dowell Baltimore City Paper Jan 22, 2010

It may seem that Invincible takes too long to get to the football. But by the time it does get down to it, we've invested enough in Wahlberg and Kinnear to give a damn about the outcome of the all-important Big Game.

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Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed Apr 29, 2009 2/4

I wonder how many more of these inspirational sports films we have to sit through in 2006.

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Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Apr 21, 2009 C-

Screenwriter Brad Gann shares the guilt for this predictable cinematic travesty along with composer Mark Isham whose bombastic musical score is akin to hammering a nail with a shotgun blast.

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Jim Lane Sacramento News & Review Aug 7, 2008 3/5

ricson (who doubles as cinematographer) has a good feel for urban grit and blue-collar dreams, and he gets good, unpretentious performances-especially from Wahlberg, who provides the movie's solid, dependable center.

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Joe Lozito Big Picture Big Sound Jul 14, 2007 3/4

The script by newcomer Brad Gann hits all the right notes.

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Felix Gonzalez Jr. DVD Review Jul 10, 2007

Though familiar and cliched, Invincible succeeds in spite of itself because it is so technically well done and full of heart.

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Kam Williams BlackFilm.com Jun 1, 2007 2/4

Mating calls aside, the paint-by-numbers sports side of this picture is only likely to capture the imagination of kids under the age of ten.

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Jette Kernion Cinematical Apr 8, 2007 2.5/5

As far as sports films go, Invincible doesn't offer anything original or notable ... except Mark Wahlberg's performance.

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David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Feb 1, 2007 2.5/4

...Greg Kinnear is particularly engaging as Papale's coach...

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John J. Puccio Movie Metropolis Dec 31, 2006 7/10

Invincible is a Walter Mitty tale, but a true one, a fantasy come to life.

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Francesca Rudkin New Zealand Herald Dec 30, 2006 3/5

[A] solid, but predictable underdog sports story.

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Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune Sep 16, 2006 3/4

There's a sugar coating to the way Papale's story unfolds, but not so much that you'll spoil your dinner.

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Bruce Bennett Spectrum (St. George, Utah) Sep 15, 2006 B

This 'chump-to-champ' story adheres to the 'Three R' formula: Part 'Rudy,' part 'Rocky,' with a dash of 'The Rookie' tossed in for good measure.

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Christopher Smith Bangor Daily News (Maine) Sep 8, 2006 B

If Vince Papale was the heart and soul of Philadelphia during the mid-1970s, Wahlberg brings those same qualities to "Invincible," a movie served considerably by them.

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