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42 (2013) - User reviews - IMDb
42 is an entertaining movie. It is motivating. It has all the qualities of your inspiring American story about an individual rising up against the ranks and ...
“42” Review – Hollywood's Capable But Unfocused Look at ...
I would love to call baseball my favorite sport, if I were a sports enthusiast. Being that I'm an obsessive viewer of movies and TV, though, ...
"42" Review: A Black Story, Told By a White Man. Full of Sound and ...
I have a huge affection for films about black athletes breaking the color barrier or dealing with the racism of their era.
Movie review: '42' is a classy look at Jackie Robinson
But acting aside, perhaps the reason the film works so well is that aside from keeping Robinson at the center, where he proves himself over and over on the ...
'42,' With Chadwick Boseman as Jackie Robinson
It is blunt, simple and sentimental, using time-tested methods to teach a clear and rousing lesson. In other hands — Spike Lee's, let's say, or ...
A solid inspirational movie which touches on gritty subject matter while keeping to a feel-good story. It could've gone deeper, but we are grateful for what we ...
If there's a problem with “42”'s glossy presentation, it's that the monumental nature of Robinson's struggle is minimized by being staged in a ...
A Review of '42': Jackie Robinson's Bitter Pill - Zinn Education Project
Dave Zirin describes how 42 limits the story to a tale of “individual triumph through singular greatness,” ignoring the social movements and broader context of ...
42 Movie Review | Common Sense Media
Parents need to know that 42 is a feel-good biopic about the two years in which Major League Baseball legend Jackie Robinson (Chadwick ...
42 movie review & film summary (2013) | Roger Ebert
As written and directed by Brian Helgeland, "42" is competent, occasionally rousing and historically respectful — but it rarely rises above standard, old- ...
“42” MOVIE REVIEW - Baseball History Comes Alive
The reviews have been generally complimentary. It's been a surprising box office attraction. And the first personal account I received was full of praise.
42 (2013) - ErikLundegaard.com - Movie Review
“42” gets some things right. But Jackie, as a person, is more complex, and more competitive, than his portrayal here. His story is also more ...
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As Jackie Robinson was an excellent, multi-faceted baseball player, "42" is an excellent multi-faceted movie. Writer-director Brian Helgeland manages to ...
42 - Movieguide | Movie Reviews for Families
42 is a wonderful, inspiring movie with a lot of overt Christian faith. Branch Rickey and Jackie Robinson are blatant about their faith in God. Their faith ...
Review: Hollywood Sadly Falls Short of Real-Life Inspiration with '42'
But 42, the film in question about the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball, is uninspired for a story about such an ...
The Jackie Robinson who titled his 1972 autobiography “I Never Had It Made” — and meant it — is scarcely present in “42,” a relentlessly ...
42 is competent, occasionally rousing and historically respectful — but it rarely rises above standard, old-fashioned biography fare. It's a ...
REVIEW: “42” | - Keith & the Movies
Still this is a solid baseball movie based on an incredible story of courage and perseverance. I also couldn't help but feel that giddy baseball ...
Movie Review: '42' - Student Life Newspaper
Taken as nothing more than a sports movie, “42” is a worthy addition to the canon because of its technical aspects. But sports are important for ...