Review of 42 (2013) by Shameek J — 21 Mar 2014

Such a good movie about the history of baseball when it comes to black players. Def. a must see.

This review of 42 (2013) was written by Shameek J on 21 Mar 2014.

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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 Juanka P (230) on 26 Jan 2017

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By Daniel S (2,332) on 04 Jan 2018

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By Leah Sydney (37) for Showbiz 411 (37) on 21 Jun 2018

This story is a tough one to hit the right notes on, but Oscar winning screenwriter of LA Confidential, Brian Helgeland, does just that…

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By Filipe C (248) on 21 Jan 2018

Chadwick Boseman has been brilliantly playing the biggest African American figures for years, and yet no script has matched in weight the influence…

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By Aaron Peterson (245) for The Hollywood Outsider (262) on 09 Oct 2018

42 manages to capture everything I know of Robinson and put it on the big screen so everyone can appreciate exactly what that number truly means…

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