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By Christopher Campbell (291) for Cinematical (752) on 17 Sep 2007

The best thing ... is that, unlike the majority of sports films, the film doesn't suggest that spelling has some kind of transcendental importance…

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By Chuck Wilson (418) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 28 Jul 2007

While it can't have been easy to find action points for a drama about vocabulary drills, Atchison comes up with a steady stream of plot-propelling…

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By Joe Lozito (463) for Big Picture Big Sound (482) on 13 Jul 2007

It's hard to believe the best family film so far this year comes from a writer-director whose previous film bears the unfortunate title The…

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By Jack Mathews (1,044) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 18 Apr 2007

I'm not sure how tolerable this would be without Palmer's charm, because this is a formulated script where everything is tied up in perfect…

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By Doris Toumarkine (464) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 01 Mar 2007

Fine performances all around and smart pacing that rivets us to the story…

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By Nathan Rabin (1,078) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 14 Jan 2007

As the conceptually similar documentary Spellbound proved, spelling bees are innately dramatic…

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By Pauld. (22) on 14 Jan 2007

Appealing, but just too formulaic, unbelievable and predictable to rise above a run-of-the-mill Karate Kid type story…

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By Jules Brenner (885) for Cinema Signals (847) on 09 Dec 2006

This is a film that couldn't be more predictable or more joyful. I just hope I haven't misspelled anything…

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By Claudiab. (1) on 07 Nov 2006

Excellent movie that portrayed an African AMerican female in a positive manner. Kudos to the producers and the acting cast…

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By Michael Rechtshaffen (1,086) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 30 Oct 2006

Effectively anchoring the picture is Keke Palmer's lovely lead performance as Akeelah Anderson…

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By Kwaid. (1) on 02 Oct 2006

A rather uplifting movie with a thoughtful purpose and meaning that resonates with the viewer. A definite must see…

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By Tyen. (9) on 02 Oct 2006

Although it has a few too many clichéd montages towards the end, and a couple of far fetched moments, the emotion is absolutely real…

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By Phyllisg. (1) on 23 Sep 2006

This movie was very educational and touching…

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By Jeffrey Chen (849) for Window to the Movies (638) on 20 Sep 2006

If there's ever any evidence that originality and predictability aren't necessarily absolute elements by which to judge a movie, Akeelah and…

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By Jakeg. (5) on 08 Sep 2006

A great movie. Lovable characters. Really pulled on the 2 strongest emotions theatre can pull, laughter and tears. A wonderful production…

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By Peter T. Chattaway (133) for Christianity Today (953) on 07 Sep 2006

It's every bit as clichéd and predictable as you'd expect, but thanks to some fine performances, especially from the young leads, it is quite…

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By Harry Guerin (318) for RTÉ (Ireland) (721) on 30 Aug 2006

While there's a temptation to dismiss Akeelah and the Bee as Good Will Spelling, there aren't enough (good) heartwarming films like this for…

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By Paulf. (51) on 30 Aug 2006

This movie took me by suprise. I had crocidile tears in my eyes for about half of the movie…

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By Joe Utichi (163) for FilmFocus (191) on 25 Aug 2006

It's hard not to fall in love with the film…

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By Petem. (10) on 25 Aug 2006

This is a smart, warmhearted feature that succeeds at overcoming the inherent foibles of such a limited genre…

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