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August 25, 2006
Feel-good ‘Invincible' chooses to keep it real
By CHRISTY LEMIRE
AP Movie Critic
AP Movie Critic
| Invincible |
 Director: Ericson Core Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Greg Kinnear, Elizabeth Banks, Kevin Conway Rating: PG for sports action and some mild language Running time: 108 minutes |
In 1976, at the start of his first year as the Philadelphia Eagles' head coach, Dick Vermeil issued an open call to anyone who wanted to try out for the team. Having lost the last game of the previous dismal season, 31-0, to the Cincinnati Bengals in a dreary, snowy Veterans Stadium, they had nothing left to lose, right?
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