homeWelcome, sign in or click here to subscribe.login
     


 

 

Weekend





Subscriber content preview

August 25, 2006

Feel-good ‘Invincible' chooses to keep it real

By CHRISTY LEMIRE
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

It's a great story. And it has the added benefit of being (mostly) true.

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?


 
. . .


To read this story in full login or purchase a subscription.



Previous columns:



Email or user name:
Password:
 
Forgot password? Click here.