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By Andy Klein (675) for Los Angeles CityBeat (424) on 26 Apr 2006

Maybe it's complete hokum...but it's...perfectly executed, and it would take a harder heart than mine not be utterly engaged and moved by the result…

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By Sean Mcbride (367) for Sean the Movie Guy (367) on 25 Apr 2006

You'll still be cheering for Akeelah right up until the end of the film…

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By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 25 Apr 2006

What sets the film apart is the manner in which it details how Akeelah's triumphs end up lifting the entire community…

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By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 24 Apr 2006

[P]retty darn wonderful: uplifting without being sappy, inspiring without being unrealistic…

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By Betty Jo Tucker (725) for ReelTalk Movie Reviews (1,771) on 24 Apr 2006

Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne and Angela Bassett are absolutely fabulous in 'Akeelah and the Bee.' And so is this movie…

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By Benjamin Strong (21) for Village Voice (8,525) on 24 Apr 2006

It helps that newcomer Keke Palmer nails it as the 11-year-old prodigy, avoiding cuteness and conveying more angst than all the pasty freaks…

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By Rafe Telsch (25) for CinemaBlend.com (1,378) on 23 Apr 2006

Atchison puts his sappy and somewhat predictable script on Palmer's shoulders, and the result is phenomenal…

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By Kenp. (8) on 22 Apr 2006

Anyone who's seen Spellbound won't be surprised that a movie about the national spelling bee can be exciting, funny and uplifting…

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By Andrea Chase (1,182) for Killer Movie Reviews (1,182) on 21 Apr 2006

There's some welcome steel to the story that keeps it from being a fairy tale, but doesn't prevent it from being magical…

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By Adam (45) on 21 Apr 2006

Phenomenal -- best performances I've ever seen from Laurence Fishburne and Angela Bassett, and 12-year-old Keke Palmer is incredible…

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By Cole Smithey (1,865) for ColeSmithey.com (1,853) on 20 Apr 2006

Akeelah And The Bee is a movie that parents should be happy to let their kids go see on their own; they just might start reading the dictionary…

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By Nick Schager (2,294) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 20 Apr 2006

A sentimental attempt to piggyback on the continued popularity of Spellbound…

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By Scott Brown (113) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 18 Apr 2006

Blessed with excellent turns by Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne, this feel-gooder revels in its hip-to-be-square hyperliteracy, and neatly…

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By Carrie Rickey (1,198) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 29 Mar 2006

In its final act, Akeelah is as exciting as any Final Four matchup…

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