Former South African president, Nelson Mandela once said that the best way to lead is by example. Cinematically speaking, Clint Eastwood has done just that.

Eastwood's Invictus is the true story of how former political prisoner, Mandela used Rubgy to unite the racially segregated country that he was elected to represent.

Morgan Freeman plays the 75-year-old President with great likeness and conviction, as he forms an unlikely friendship with Springbok team captain, François Pienaar.

Representing white society and driven by Mandela's courage and understanding, Pienaar, played by Matt Damon, overcomes all the odds by leading his country to victory in the 1995 Rugby World Cup, held in South Africa.

The story focuses on the difficulties facing the nation as black aspirations are met with white fears.

Despite the weakly delivered accents, the American actors do a convincing job depicting a story that has managed to remain factually accurate during its Hollywood makeover.

The movie was interpreted from a book called Playing The Enemy, which was written by native South African author, John Calrin.

Clint Eastwood's take on the novel certainly was charming and excellently put together. All the pre-existing pieces of this truly inspirational story were laid out on the table, assembled correctly and delivered accordingly. The production seemed so clean and routine that it somehow failed to stimulate but whilst it may not have been the most creative film, it served its purpose and satisfied as can be expected.

Eastwood, who first started directing 30-years-ago, has had a string of recent successes with blockbusters such as Million Dollar Baby and Gran Torino. The star of the Dirty Harry series officially announced that he was retiring from acting back in 2008 but plans to remain in the director's chair for some time and has a drama, Hereafter, planned for release later this year.