Review of 42 (2013) by Winona M — 24 Oct 2014

This movie !!!! So good! So many good points and sad points.

This review of 42 (2013) was written by Winona M on 24 Oct 2014.

42 has generally received positive reviews.

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By Dwight Brown (181) for National Newspaper Publishers Association (180) on 07 Mar 2017

This honorable and enlightening film pays due respect to Jackie Robinson -- a sports legend and courageous American hero…

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By Jamie M (489) on 06 Feb 2017

Massive baseball fan, massively let down…

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By Dardowell (1) on 06 Apr 2019

Overall, I thought this was a very touching way to put the legacy of Jackie Robinson into a movie…

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By Josh M (1,729) on 06 Feb 2017

Massive baseball fan, massively let down…

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By Dan M (2,128) on 28 Apr 2017

Reminds me a bit of that movie Glory Road, another sports movie about how black athletes had to deal with rampant racism everywhere they went…

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By Andrew J (1,127) on 05 Sep 2017

42 was one of my favorite movies. It was inspiring and really good…

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By Elyse W (64) on 23 Dec 2017

Inspirational and educational. These may be my favorite roles for Chadwick Boseman and Harrison Ford…

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By Ray S (427) on 25 Mar 2018

Entertaining but also corny and heavy-handed…

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By Daniel W (1,325) on 30 May 2017

42 fails to display much drama or intrigue in a story that should be rich with both…

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By Harvdog03 (99) on 30 Oct 2018

Really really good movie. Not a big fan of baseball but the subject matter of this movie is so much more than baseball…

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