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By Eric D. Snider (2,489) for ScreenAnarchy (469) on 11 Jul 2013

To criticize 42 very harshly would be like kicking a puppy. It's too nice, too well-meaning to warrant dislike…

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By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 11 Jul 2013

The Western and musical may be all but dead, but the relatively recent 'civil rights' genre thrives…

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By Mike Mcgranaghan (1,821) for Film Racket (579) on 09 Jul 2013

Even if it isn't the most in-depth telling of Robinson's extraordinary journey, it is nonetheless a marvelously entertaining tribute to a very…

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By Todd Jorgenson (1,852) for Cinemalogue.com (1,236) on 11 Jun 2013

Considering the accomplishments of its subject both on and off the field, Robinson deserved better than standard-issue Hollywood hagiography…

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By John Serba (472) for MLive.com (475) on 03 Jun 2013

Endearing and watchable. But it has the simplistic tone of a grade-school textbook…

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By Al Alexander (533) for The Patriot Ledger (721) on 12 May 2013

Writer-director Brian Helgeland never balks in letting us experience the ugliness of racism over and over, as Robinson forces himself to bite…

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By Michael Dequina (1,684) for TheMovieReport.com (1,582) on 05 May 2013

Even if it may not necessarily read on Helgeland's more surface-skimming page, it subtly yet deeply reads in Boseman's eyes Robinson's wrenching…

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By Matt Kelemen (219) for AspectRatio.us (70) on 30 Apr 2013

If life-affirming inspirational stories are a turn-off, 42 is still worth watching…

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By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 28 Apr 2013

A script that touches the well known base paths of Robinson lore without penetrating the man's heart…

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By Shannon M. Houston (25) for Paste Magazine (2,906) on 25 Apr 2013

42 delivers a powerful story, adding one more crucial piece to the puzzle that is American history…

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By Bruce Bennett (577) for Spectrum (St. George, Utah) (575) on 24 Apr 2013

A terrific cast helps lift it above the crowd pleasingly routine fare typical of the genre, producing a solid triple of a baseball movie…

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By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Combustible Celluloid (2,644) on 21 Apr 2013

It can't be argued that 42 reaches the depth and complexity of [L.A…

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By David Denby (676) for New Yorker (1,403) on 21 Apr 2013

Sixty-six years later, when a black man holds the Presidency, equality may still be, for some, unbearable, but Robinson abruptly moved America…

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By Linda Cook (1,442) for Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) (1,206) on 19 Apr 2013

Solid and heartfelt, '42' is less the story of Jackie Robinson than the story of how those around him reacted to the man who broke the color…

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By Michael A. Smith (689) for MediaMikes (371) on 18 Apr 2013

Boseman hits just the right notes as Robinson. He's not a saint. He's a man, with many of the same flaws all men have…

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By Robert Roten (1,865) for Laramie Movie Scope (1,865) on 18 Apr 2013

The story is compelling. The acting is good and the historical period, including the old ball parks, are recreated very convincingly…

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By Tim Brayton (2,283) for Antagony & Ecstasy (1,911) on 16 Apr 2013

It manages to be something that inspirational biopics, in my experience, virtually never are: inspiring…

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By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 16 Apr 2013

This film reminds us that how we feel about our sports figures mirrors how we feel about our nation…

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By Dennis Schwartz (5,456) for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (5,456) on 16 Apr 2013

Competent but superficial historical tribute to baseball legend Jackie Robinson…

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By Rick Kisonak (485) for Seven Days (657) on 16 Apr 2013

Helgeland's handling of the material is simply too by the book, giving us the milestone in place of the man…

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