After a long wait for Invincible to open here in the US, I left the theater with the feeling that too much of Mr. Herzog's original film may have been left on the cutting room floor ( or perhaps not enough of it ). The cinematography is wonderful, as is typical from Mr. Herzog. But it is hard to imagine that the same man who gave us "Aguirre: The Wrath of God " & "Fitzcarraldo" would offer us this film as I viewed it. He chose to make the film with mainly non actors. The smart move was to choose Tim Roth to carry the not only the heavy role but as it turns out, more weight than the strongman. Mr Roth's performance is fabulous, keeping me interested enough to stay in my seat. Could it be that Mr. Herzog has found another actor with whom he can make great films as he did with the late Klaus Kinski?
Review of Invincible
