Review of Akeelah and the Bee (2006) by Dwilly — 29 Apr 2006
Very cool in the way of inspirational stories about the transformational power of education. It choked me up on a regular basis; although I times I did feel I was being played for a bit of a sap, as when the local drug lord comes aboard to help Akeelah with her spelling, and himself transforms into a Sesame Street drug lord.
The young girl is mostly effective and Fishburne is quite good; but Angela Bassett, in her refusal to surender her Shakespearian diva act although being asked to portray a tough mom in the ghetto, is ridiculous.
This review of Akeelah and the Bee (2006) was written by Dwilly on 29 Apr 2006.
Akeelah and the Bee has generally received positive reviews.
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