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Uncharismatic Wahlberg fumbles the ball
Amy Biancolli
Houston Chronicle
Not much is going on here, outside the ritual agonies of squad eliminations and the ritual love interest provided by a comely fellow bartender (Elizabeth Banks). Also ritualistic is a soundtrack filled with '70s rock, which provides some of the energy unsupplied by Wahlberg's chilly mug.

A winning game
Jeannette Catsoulis
New York Times
“Invincible” counters its predictably inspirational trajectory with close attention to historical detail and blue-collar hardship. While a national energy crisis and the ghost of Vietnam tug at the fringes of the story, the director and cinematographer, Ericson Core, focuses on the stained wallpaper in Vince’s apartment and the dingy camaraderie of the neighborhood bar. He understands that to the beleaguered working class in mid-1970’s Philadelphia, Vince’s story holds out hope for much more than just a winning game.

Mediocre and tonally flat
Michael Booth
Denver Post
I'm a sucker for "true sports." (See overinflated but heartfelt kudos for middling films like "Coach Carter," "Glory Road" and "The Rookie.") You have to punt on first down and fumble the snap to make me skeptical, and somehow "Invincible" manages to do just that. It's not that it's awful, it's just so consistently mediocre and tonally flat. Kind of like an NFL preseason game.

Heartfelt and gratifying
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly
Every so often, Mark Wahlberg gets hold of a role that lets him reconnect with what made him a star. Inevitably, these roles are all about becoming a star: According to the Wahlberg myth, which replays Marky Mark's own transformation from thug rapper to Hollywood idol, he's a not-too-bright, no-frills dude, a trusting boy in a hunk's body, who gets shoved into the limelight — as a porn star, a rock star, or, in the heartfelt and gratifying new sports movie Invincible, a football star...