Invincible (2006)
A 2006 American sports drama film based on the true story of Vince, who played for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1976 to 1978 with the help of his coach, Dick Vermeil.
20 June 1952, Oklahoma, USA
18 February 1970, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
23 November 1965, Hollywood, California, USA
24 November 1971, New York City, New York, USA
22 June 1963, Everett, Washington, USA
February 9, 1946 in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
15 May 1976, Dallas, Texas, USA
6 June 1982, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
21 April 1967, Garland, Texas, USA
22 May 1969, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1 April 1972, New York City, New York, USA
13 June 1927, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
April 21, 2009
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.
February 02, 2009
Invincible is the story of Vince Papale, who was an actual figure -- a part-time bartender who went to a tryout, survived training camp, made the Eagles team, and became a Philadelphia legend.
January 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.
August 25, 2006
It may not break new ground, but Invincible is an entertaining film, awash in clichés but leavened by the charismatic performance of Mark Wahlberg as Vince Papale.
July 06, 2010
Mark Whalberg is surprisingly good, delivering a likeness to the real Vince Papale that is uncanny.
August 25, 2006
What's modestly refreshing about the way this story is told by director Eric Core and writer Brad Gann, is that the person with the largest doubts about going pro is Papele himself.
August 25, 2006
Even Papale's most famous play, recovering a fumble to set up a touchdown, is embellished, as if Disney can't bear to stick with the facts.
April 29, 2009
I wonder how many more of these inspirational sports films we have to sit through in 2006.
August 25, 2006
Invincible is a working-class jock Cinderella fantasy with the sincerity of a beer commercial, the soul of a Republican incumbent, and the designer-flannel esthetics of an old Bruce Springsteen video.
January 01, 2011
Inspiring sports-underdog story for tweens and up.
September 16, 2006
There's a sugar coating to the way Papale's story unfolds, but not so much that you'll spoil your dinner.
