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42: The Jackie Robinson Story
Brooklyn Dodgers destroyed the shameful color line in baseball world by signing the legendary baseball player Jackie Robinson. Branch Ricky the owner of Brooklyn Dodgers who supported Robinson against unabashed racism from the press, public and his teammates. Robinson's talent and efficiency gained him confidence and love of his teammates and the fans to end an era of prejudice in baseball and the whole nation.
16 March 1971, El Paso, Texas, USA
25 April 1950, Queens, New York, USA
2 December 2001, Chicago, Illinois, USA
10 April 1979, Orange, California, USA
26 March 1973, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
November 25, 1914 in Martinez, California, USA
May 07, 2014
A hero without imperfections can be problematic. But Jackie's nobility is more than well-earned, and tarnishing it for the sake of balance would be churlish. Besides, there's enough evil at loose among the white characters.
May 07, 2014
It comes with a smooth burnished period look, and it tells a smooth and burnished story. Helgeland has good intentions but not much new to say about a real-life hero who wears his nobility and torment mostly as symbols.
April 22, 2013
A square, uninventive, but detailed and stirring bio-pic devoted to the two years in an athlete's life that changed a nation.
April 08, 2016
The Jackie Robinson story has always been more than deserving of a gaudy big-screen telling, and Helgeland is happy to oblige.
May 07, 2014
As a fond gesture to a country coming out of the dark ages, 42 is a good-hearted attempt at Robinson's story regardless of the historical realities it chose to gloss over.
May 07, 2014
It's not easy to play a stoic, but Boseman anchors the movie, and when he smiles, 42, already such a warm story of such cold times, gets even brighter.
May 07, 2014
Boseman gives a potentially star-making performance, while Ford, at 70, segues smoothly from firm-jawed action hero to elder-statesman character actor.
March 07, 2017
This honorable and enlightening film pays due respect to Jackie Robinson -- a sports legend and courageous American hero.
May 07, 2014
The style of the film, lush and traditional, is nothing special, but the takeaway, a daily struggle for dignity, is impossibly moving.
May 07, 2014
A dramatization of what Robinson did and what it required, 42 will not disappoint.
May 07, 2014
The story isn't much more than a hit parade of "Shut up, racist" moments -- Alan Tudyk's opposing manager just oozes with venomous talk -- but its blunt force is enough to get the job done.