Review of 42 (2013) by Chris F — 01 Oct 2013

A good movie highlighting one of the most important events of the past century.

This review of 42 (2013) was written by Chris F on 01 Oct 2013.

42 has generally received positive reviews.

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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 Daniel S (2,332) on 04 Jan 2018

Well rounded cast that starts with its great lead chadwick boseman and its second lead harrison ford…

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By Sin S (150) 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 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 Josh M (1,729) on 06 Feb 2017

Massive baseball fan, massively let down…

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By Brandy Mcdonnell (170) for The Oklahoman (170) on 06 Aug 2018

It may not be a cinematic grand slam, but 42 does a fine job sharing and celebrating Robinson's legacy, which makes it a solid win…

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By Josh N (173) on 05 Sep 2017

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

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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 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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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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