Review of 42 (2013) by Glen W — 07 Jun 2014

A VERY IMPORTANT piece of history. A man and a story that should never be forgotten.

This review of 42 (2013) was written by Glen W on 07 Jun 2014.

42 has generally received positive reviews.

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By Christine P (218) on 31 Jul 2017

Even though I really don't enjoy sports, I love sports movies. That's because they really aren't about sports. This movie is no different…

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By Playa0789 (7) on 25 Apr 2018

They end the movie after they won the penant not to tell you that his ass didn't win a ring until 8 years later…

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By Lisa S (1,201) on 07 Mar 2018

A dramatization of the beginning of the professional career of Jackie Robinson, the first black person to play in Major League Baseball…

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By Michael H (3,299) on 16 Oct 2016

This is a simple, straight forward telling of how Jackie Robinson broke the baseball color barrier in 1947…

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By Mark P (1,180) on 15 Dec 2018

I couldn't help but notice that on Day1 of Jackie Robinson career in the Big Leagues: 04/15/1947, film makers showed the national anthem being…

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By Kraftthecheese (2) on 07 Feb 2023

Love this movie as a baseball fan and I did some research and about 80% of what is in this movie actually happened…

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By Brad R (338) on 21 Mar 2017

Some elements of the story omitted due to Hollywoodization. This film sported, pun pun, the pitcher signals, with 4 or 5 appearing…

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Jackie Robinson takes a back seat to nobody…

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