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By Neverlift (4) on 17 May 2013

First: A great story, and told without sugar coating, and with simplicity…

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By Thegodfatherson (586) on 15 May 2013

The Bottom Line A too self-consciously inspiring rendition of Jackie Robinson's genuinely inspiring accomplishment of breaking baseball's color…

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By Al Alexander (533) for The Patriot Ledger (721) on 12 May 2013

Writer-director Brian Helgeland never balks in letting us experience the ugliness of racism over and over, as Robinson forces himself to bite…

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By Fc2013 (1) on 11 May 2013

42 is almost a word by word scripted remake of the 1950 film featuring Jackie Robinson named The Jackie Robinson Story…

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By Awesomereviewer (43) on 09 May 2013

42 like Spielberg's Lincoln, is more about a specific moment in a person's life than his entire life…

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By Michael Dequina (1,684) for TheMovieReport.com (1,582) on 05 May 2013

Even if it may not necessarily read on Helgeland's more surface-skimming page, it subtly yet deeply reads in Boseman's eyes Robinson's wrenching…

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By Csw12 (567) on 03 May 2013

42 has a rushed beginning, sappy middle and a safe ending…

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By Berserker1 (1) on 02 May 2013

I enjoyed it. It stays true to the facts and doesn't try to go above and beyond by making things up to get cheers from critics…

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By Matt Kelemen (219) for AspectRatio.us (70) on 30 Apr 2013

If life-affirming inspirational stories are a turn-off, 42 is still worth watching…

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By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 28 Apr 2013

A script that touches the well known base paths of Robinson lore without penetrating the man's heart…

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By Mrhayden4495 (1) on 28 Apr 2013

Hey, you know that trap of cheesiness into which sports films usually fall? Well 42 isn't in there because it is made out of cheese…

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By Fantasy (142) on 27 Apr 2013

I grew up a Brooklyn Dodger fan…

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By Shannon M. Houston (25) for Paste Magazine (2,906) on 25 Apr 2013

42 delivers a powerful story, adding one more crucial piece to the puzzle that is American history…

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By Heegs (3) on 25 Apr 2013

Thanks to some absolutely poor writing by Brian Helgeland, 42 takes the amazing story of an amazing man and turns it into a feel-good made-for-tv…

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By Bruce Bennett (577) for Spectrum (St. George, Utah) (575) on 24 Apr 2013

A terrific cast helps lift it above the crowd pleasingly routine fare typical of the genre, producing a solid triple of a baseball movie…

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By Theravingtimes (2) on 22 Apr 2013

42 is an amazing movie that highlights not just Jackie Robinson's early uprising but also Robison's struggles against segregation and racism…

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By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Combustible Celluloid (2,644) on 21 Apr 2013

It can't be argued that 42 reaches the depth and complexity of [L.A…

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By David Denby (676) for New Yorker (1,403) on 21 Apr 2013

Sixty-six years later, when a black man holds the Presidency, equality may still be, for some, unbearable, but Robinson abruptly moved America…

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By Greatmartin (455) on 21 Apr 2013

Full disclosures: 1) I am not a baseball fan 2) I am not a Harrison Ford fan 3) I am not a ‘Hollywood biography’ fan and 4) because of…

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By Ttwr (10) on 21 Apr 2013

When I was a kid, I liked baseball. Even when I got older and joined band, I still liked to watch to watch a good baseball game…

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