Mandela was such an extraordinary person in real life that it would be difficult not to feel good about this movie regardless of the rugby story. Great job by Freeman - Damon wasn't bad either.
I have to say that this movie was entirely predictable and a little bit nauseating to watch. The amount of alcohol constantly being consumed was a bit over the top as well. As attractive as JG and MM are the whole thing was a chore to sit through. Best part of the whole movie was actually the Ghost of Girlfriend Past - which it appears that the directors knew as well since they titled the movie after her.... Wait for DVD if you have to see this one...
I found X-Men Origins: Wolverine to be highly entertaining and well worth the price of admission. Awesome cast and a great story regardless of whether or not you are an X-Men fan or not. Hugh Jackman does an awesome job - as do most of the actors. Gambit was just so so for me but he's normally a television show actor so maybe it was just the transition to the big screen that threw him off.