Review of Akeelah and the Bee (2006) by Mary R — 03 Feb 2009
With this film everything falls into place. Director Doug Atchison knows his material is Hallmark-quality fluff and directs it as such. The film looks satisfyingly polished. There's an abundance of generic preachiness; the film quotes a lot from Mandela and Dr.
Larabee seems persistent on incorporating greatness in the simplicity of spelling and word deconstruction. It all feels very fuzzy and nice. The niceness is upped by Keke Palmer's surprisingly good performance (if a little girl upstages Fishburne and Bassett, you do know she's special or that the screenplay has been unfairly underwritten for the supporting cast).
This review of Akeelah and the Bee (2006) was written by Mary R on 03 Feb 2009.
Akeelah and the Bee has generally received positive reviews.
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