Review of Akeelah and the Bee (2006) by Ryan N — 06 Feb 2008

This was one of the sweetest and most delightful movies that I have EVER seen.

This review of Akeelah and the Bee (2006) was written by Ryan N on 06 Feb 2008.

Akeelah and the Bee has generally received very positive reviews.

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This earnest weepie plays like The Karate Kid with a pro-literacy agenda, pushing all the right emotional buttons yet hitting quite a few wrong…

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I already seen keke win the spelling be a thousands of times . this movie is gay an I can not believe critics are loving this…

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The most amazing movie I'll see in 2015. Hope, Love, Happiness, Honor, Teaching, Inspiring, Respect, Motivating, and most of all Friendship…

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By Justin J (698) on 16 Jun 2012

B+ I watched this on Tv one night, and I loved it. It's the best spelling bee movie I have ever seen. ha…

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Akeelah and the Bee is a movie about how a young black girl overcomes her circumstances of racism to win a spelling Bee over white people in…

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