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By Wesley Morris (1,967) for Grantland (318) on 06 Jan 2014

So 66 years after Robinson became the first black major league baseball player, here we are with 42, which has been made with such reverence…

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By Louis Proyect (533) for rec.arts.movies.reviews (2,454) on 25 Dec 2013

While the film leaves out the civil rights movement that played a role in making Branch Rickey's mind up that segregated baseball was done,…

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By Robert Denerstein (1,148) for Movie Habit (892) on 01 Nov 2013

An old-fashioned mix of baseball nostalgia and social conscience…

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By David Aldridge (158) for Radio Times (2,421) on 19 Sep 2013

A sweeping, solid biopic that's nicely acted and evocative of its time, place and prejudice…

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By Rich Cline (3,056) for Shadows on the Wall (2,096) on 19 Sep 2013

It's a moving, involving film that's packed with both snappy characters and a real sense of momentous history…

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By Nigel Andrews (1,359) for Financial Times (1,822) on 12 Sep 2013

I wanted to kick Ford/Rickey into next Christmas, and you can add the movie. Its corny triumphalism is barely bearable…

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By Henry Fitzherbert (699) for Daily Express (UK) (2,141) on 11 Sep 2013

Newcomer Chadwick Boseman is very likeable in the lead and has a nice rapport with Harrison Ford here having fun as the Dodgers' shrewd owner,…

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By Mike Mccahill (552) for Guardian (4,584) on 11 Sep 2013

Boseman hits his key scenes out of the park, making a swell couple with Shame's Nicole Beharie, while Helgeland stages Robinson's signature…

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By Emma Dibdin (195) for Digital Spy (1,161) on 11 Sep 2013

A predictable but stirring underdog story that's less po-faced than it initially threatens to be…

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By David Gritten (155) for Daily Telegraph (UK) (2,495) on 11 Sep 2013

Boseman gives Robinson personal self-assurance to match his physical confidence; and it's enjoyable to watch Ford stretching into a character…

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By Chris Blohm (34) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 11 Sep 2013

It's a gloriously sentimental, shamelessly enjoyable slice of apple pie that sugar-coats on a Willy Wonka scale…

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By Matthew Turner (2,508) for ViewLondon (2,339) on 11 Sep 2013

Powerfully emotional and impressively acted, 42 is a superbly made biopic that tells the important story of one of the most significant figures…

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By Amber Wilkinson (674) for Eye for Film (1,537) on 11 Sep 2013

A handsome and suprisingly sturdy undertaking that explores the insidious effects of racism with a sharp eye…

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By Stefan Pape (613) for HeyUGuys (1,461) on 10 Sep 2013

If it hadn't been for the number on the back of Robinson's shirt, 42 could easily have stood for the amount of times this film makes you burst…

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By Eddie Harrison (272) for The List (2,018) on 09 Sep 2013

Helgeland has crafted a decent sport movie, but one that feels too sanitized and feels too educationally minded to prove any genuine thought…

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By Ian Nathan (392) for Empire Magazine (3,326) on 08 Sep 2013

Already a hit in America, 42 is a well-told but square biopic doing justice to Jackie Robinson rather than exploring him…

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By Emma Morgan (12) for Total Film (3,532) on 08 Sep 2013

It's a schmaltzy, sanitised take on a tumultuous time, but even without edge or insight the story hits an emotional home run…

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By Frederic And Mary Ann Brussat (3,072) for Spirituality and Practice (3,072) on 04 Sep 2013

A workout for the emotions in the story of Jackie Robinson as a civil rights pioneer in the segregated sport of baseball in the 1940s…

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By Jeremy Lebens (47) for We Got This Covered (2,391) on 15 Jul 2013

Brian Helgeland's 42 is a serviceable biopic that graces over the serious drama in exchange for a quick emotional reactions…

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By Forrest Hartman (372) for Reno Gazette-Journal (441) on 15 Jul 2013

Writer-director Brian Helgeland delivers his best movie with 42, a sharp, earnest tale about Jackie Robinson's contributions to Major League Baseball…

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