Reasons why I gave this a 5

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Mai Yamane! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-sYFirfywY&feature=related

I agree with your first two points. But as for the others, I have some problems.

First, the plane fly over really did happen. Watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJVMlHfloHA (although the security did know about it, which is why I agree with your #2). Second, and along the same lines, it wasn't hollywood impossible to be true because it actually was true. Finally, giving the movie a low rating because of a poster is stupid.



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Most big movies these days have HEAVILY photoshopped posters. How does that (or indeed any of the marketing done for a film) bear on the quality of the movie itself? If it annoys you, try to ignore it. The rest of your points are debateable, but perfectly legitimate.

I gave it a 5 as well, but I personally rate movies according to a normal distribution (ie. I rate the majority of movies between 4 and 7 and save the outliers for the fantastic - or the fantastically bad). So my 5 would probably translate to a 7 for most other imdbers.

I think apartheid is interesting period and when they finally make a movie about it with big Hollywood names its not about anything political, its just a boring film about rugby. Should be easy enough to make a movie about the subject, Mandela is epic person and apartheid had well established good guy bad guy setting. Its even about racial segregation favorite liberal subject, making a political drama on the subject should be easy for Hollywood but no.

I'm giving this movie a 3. I didn't buy the story, at all times I was aware they were trying to sell me this fairytale, unlike good movies where you get caught in the storyline and believe what the actors are saying and doing. Everything here looked so prepared, so faked
The worst part, already mentioned, the security guys, not only because that plot didn't add much to the story but the predictable way things happened; they started hating each other and then, just because of a rugby tournament, they forget years of racial discrimination, and violence and become friends, such a predictable ending, I almost couldn't stand it. Even if this did happen, I think it could have been approached in a different way.
During the final match, there were way too many scenes of people watching the game, it was all the same.
The character of Matt Damon wasn't well constructed, we knew almost nothing about him before the world cup series, we didn't have any glance at his leadership role in the team, how did he inspire the team? just with the few words he says during the game? how did we use the poem or song Mandela gave him? maybe I missed some points but I think we should have seen more scenes on him being a strong leader, an inspiration for his team before the final game.

I gave it a 5 too, I think of it as a cross between "In My Country" and "The World's Fastest Indian", but they were far superior films, imo.

This could have been so much better,
the script is boring.edit) I guess it's a good Sunday afternoon family movie).
The swooping camera was cool, but the awkward play was pretty cringeworthy in the rugby scenes. They could have thrown in some more actual players having a real run around, get some tv guys in...
It's Not "Any Given Sunday" for example, in the rugby scenes, and story-wise there's not much discussion of the real world outside whatever room or area Mandela is in.


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People are so quick to think someone should retire. Clint Eastwood is one of the best directors and should definitely not retire, at least not for some time.