Review of 42 (2013) by Jason Y — 08 Oct 2015

Got to be the most iconic baseball movie of all time great movie.

This review of 42 (2013) was written by Jason Y on 08 Oct 2015.

42 has generally received positive reviews.

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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 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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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 Eric B (2,026) on 28 Jul 2016

42 is a Dramatic Biopic about Jackie Robinson the first African-American that broke out of the coloured leagues in the late 1940's and got…

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

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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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