63
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28 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanWahlberg, with shaggy hair and a pumped bod he wears more convincingly than any actor, plays Vince as a guy who truly doesn't expect to win. That makes his rib-bruising triumph all the more believable and touching.
- 75The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasSure, the unlikely ascendance of 30-year-old Vince Papale from working-class suds-pumper to Philadelphia Eagles benchwarmer is a victory for the little guy, but it's still more of a personal victory, and that's what makes it touching.
- 75Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneThe actors make it work. Greg Kinnear's Coach Vermeil exudes Southern California good vibrations without a lot of fuss or attitude.
- 70Village VoiceVillage VoiceInvincible joins "Rocky" or "Hoosiers" or "Breaking Away" as one of the few satisfying sports movies in which the foundation built upon a heap of clichés holds strong.
- 70VarietyRobert KoehlerVarietyRobert KoehlerHandling both directing and cinematography duties, Core invests both with a clearly impassioned sense of place, period and perspective regarding this fanfare for common men.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttA neatly packaged Walt Disney Co. picture with bone-crunching football action; a nice sense of the blue-collar, male-dominated milieu that nourishes football fanaticism; and a few too many tugs at the heartstrings.
- 70L.A. WeeklyScott FoundasL.A. WeeklyScott FoundasCore has a touch with actors, too, and there are surprisingly fine performances here.
- Invincible counters its predictably inspirational trajectory with close attention to historical detail and blue-collar hardship.
- 50ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliFrom the poor set design to the mediocre acting to the paint-by-numbers screenplay, this is TV fare at best.
- 50Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovInvincible is like a thick, sweaty slab of NFL comfort food.