Review of 42 (2013) by Gavin S — 02 Dec 2013
Extremely disappointing. I expected so much more. The trailer may be more exciting than the actual film. Harrison Ford has a good time as Branch Rickey, Christopher Meloni's Leo Durocher is more exciting than most of the movie, yet he's not even in it that long.
Lucas Black's Pee Wee Reese could have been good if they'd given him any time, same for Ralph Branca (Hamish Linklater). But instead we get an athletic guy (Chadwick Boseman) doing a rather piss poor job of playing Robinson.
The great man deserved a hell of a lot better movie than this. This is like a bad movie of the week. I was almost tempted to turn it off a number of times. VERY underwhelming. You're better off watching a documentary about #42.
This review of 42 (2013) was written by Gavin S on 02 Dec 2013.
42 has generally received positive reviews.
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