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- 2013
- PG-13
- Warner Bros.
- 2 h 8 m
- 2013
- PG-13
- Warner Bros.
- 2 h 8 m
Summary The life story of Jackie Robinson and his history-making signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers under the guidance of team executive Branch Rickey.
Written By: Brian Helgeland
- 2013
- PG-13
- Warner Bros.
- 2 h 8 m
- 2013
- PG-13
- Warner Bros.
- 2 h 8 m
42
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7.5
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Summary The life story of Jackie Robinson and his history-making signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers under the guidance of team executive Branch Rickey.
Written By: Brian Helgeland
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 40 Critic Reviews
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63% Positive
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38% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 40 Critic Reviews
62
63% Positive
25 Reviews
25 Reviews
38% Mixed
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Boseman is watchful, winning and confident, but never saintly. Yet he keeps Robinson’s moral spine aligned with his skill and self-respect, showing how he needed all of those to succeed.
Harrison plays Rickey with a jutting jaw, squinting eye and hoarse bark straight out of the Irascible Old Coot playbook, his character constantly invoking God and the almighty dollar to justify what became known as Rickey’s “noble experiment.”
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 229 User Ratings
7.5
80% Positive
183 Ratings
183 Ratings
16% Mixed
36 Ratings
36 Ratings
4% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 229 User Ratings
7.5
80% Positive
183 Ratings
183 Ratings
16% Mixed
36 Ratings
36 Ratings
4% Negative
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
Overall, I thought this was a very touching way to put the legacy of Jackie Robinson into a movie. However, the historical accuracy could use a little work. Understanding that the point of movies is not always historical accuracy, if you are looking for a touching sports movie, this is a good one to watch!
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i find movie 42 based on jackie robinson which i found interesting about jackies life and his teamates . i find base baseball movies great to learn i also love hockey movies as well . but this one is better then bradd pitts moneyball .
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42 is competent, occasionally rousing and historically respectful — but it rarely rises above standard, old-fashioned biography fare. It’s a mostly unexceptional film about an exceptional man.
And still 42 persists in entertaining you, even when you’re cringing, because the real story is so compelling.
Already a hit in America, 42 is a well-told but square biopic doing justice to Jackie Robinson rather than exploring him.
The Jackie Robinson biopic 42 operates in a box inside of a box—and not the batter’s box, either, because that would imply it has some freedom to swing away. It’s thoroughly embalmed in the glossy lacquer of conventional baseball movies, and limited further by trying to deal with the horrors of racism in that context.
The movie sugars up Robinson's story, and like too many period pieces it summons some vague idea of a warmer, simpler past by bathing everything in thick amber light, as if each scene is one of those preserved mosquitoes that begat the monsters of Jurassic Park.
Hey, you know that trap of cheesiness into which sports films usually fall? Well 42 isn't in there because it is made out of cheese. 42 never left a lasting impression such as "Yeah, I would certainly want to see that again". Instead, it's basically a high school play with no depth. Granted, the actual baseball in the movie is done well, even though it constitutes a third of the movie overall. The rest of it is Jackie and racism. That's it. Racism, racism, racism. Yes, it was an issue at that time frame, but the movie beats the horse to death with another dead horse. The characters seem to be cardboard cut outs of stereotypical 40s characters, complete with really REALLY cheesy dialogue. I thought I tasted cheddar in my mouth as the little boy said "Dear Lord, please let Jackie show what he can do". I couldn't get the taste out until I hit the restroom.
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42. The biopic of Jackie Robinson. The story, while inspirational, seems like that was all it was. Now, this isn't necessarily the fault of the Director and Writer or anybody else involved with making this movie, but biopics are always set up to fail, whether it be the greatest biopic ever made, or the worst. They're all set to fail. But only the strong survive. This, however, wasn't strong. Ignoring the fact that throughout the entire duration of this movie, I felt like I was watching a TV movie, the story was a generic fallacy, which only covered a part of the legacy Jackie Robinson left behind. To get with the times, you must remember that back when Jackie Robinson was just starting with the, then Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, whites hated blacks. And if was a white sport, nobody wanted to do any business with blacks. Well, I get it. Those were the times, but it was the same ole generic response with the white folk is period movies like this, "I hate blacks!" or N****** ruin everything!" something of that tone. The tone of the movie felt bland and I wasn't emotionally invested into the movie as I should have. It was heavily corny at times, and wasn't as inspirational as the actual movie was. Disappointment was what I felt leaving that theater. Because a great, inspirational man's legacy was made a mockery of with this movie.
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Production Company
Warner Bros.,
Legendary Entertainment
Release Date Apr 12, 2013
Duration 2 h 8 m
Rating PG-13
Tagline In a game divided by color, he made us see greatness.
Website
http://42movie.warnerbros.com/
Awards
Black Reel Awards
• 4 Nominations
Golden Trailer Awards
• 3 Nominations
Image Awards (NAACP)
• 3 Nominations