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1. • • As written and directed by Brian Helgeland, “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.
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   Is 42 a true story?

   • Parents need to know that 42 is a feel-good biopic about the two years in which Major League Baseball legend Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman) broke the sport's color barrier. It's not a complete biography, just a snapshot of the 1946 and 1947 seasons. Expect many (many) instances of White characters using…

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   Is '42' a good movie?

   • But while “42,” Brian Helgeland’s new film about Robinson, gestures toward the complicated and painful history in which its subject was embroiled, it belongs, like most sports biopics, in the first category. It is blunt, simple and sentimental, using time-tested methods to teach a clear and rousing lesson.

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   Why is 42 a good answer?

   • But here are five reasons why 42 is as good an ultimate answer as any: 1. In a 3 x 3 x 3 magic cube, where the numbers 1,2,3,4... 27 are all written at an intersection point, each column, row, and pillar adds up to 42. 2. The optimum angle for white light to refract through water and thus form a rainbow is between 40.89 and 42 degrees. 3.

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   Is the Jackie Robinson of '42' a good movie?

   • The Jackie Robinson of “42” is a high school history lesson, lacking in complexity and nuance. Even the domestic scenes with the beautiful Nicole Beharie as Rachel Robinson paint an almost too-perfect picture.

   42 movie review & film summary (2013) - Roger Ebert

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   Is Rachel Robinson a hero in '42'?

   • The real Rachel Robinson was also a hero, but in “42,” she’s portrayed as a near-saint, patiently counseling Jackie to hold his temper, and looking like a movie star as she quietly endures the morons in the stands behind her.

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   Is '42' a Hall of Fame movie?

   • From the soundtrack to the speechifying to the subject material to the script’s somber tone, “42” has the uniform of an Oscar contender, but it falls short of Hall of Fame status. Jackie Robinson was great. “42” is good.

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   Apr 11, 2013 · “42,” Brian Helgeland’s new film about Jackie Robinson, is blunt, simple and sentimental, using time-tested methods to teach a clear and rousing lesson.

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   Apr 11, 2013 · As written and directed by Brian Helgeland, “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.

5. www.latimes.com › entertainment › moviesReview: Pleasing ‘42’ has Jackie Robinson’s number

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   Apr 11, 2013 · “God built me to last,” Jackie Robinson says at one point in “42,” and, thankfully, his remarkable story is built the same way.

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   Apr 10, 2013 · Film Review: ‘42’. A relentlessly formulaic biopic that transforms one of the most compelling sports narratives of the 20th century into a home run of hagiography. By Scott Foundas. The Jackie ...

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   Parents need to know that 42 is a feel-good biopic about the two years in which Major League Baseball legend Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman) broke the sport's color barrier. It's not a complete biography, just a snapshot of the 1946 and 1947 seasons.

   • 3/5
   • Director: Brian Helgeland

   • Author: Sandie Angulo Chen
   • Actors: Alan Tudyk, Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford

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   Apr 12, 2013 · Matt reviews Brian Hegleland's Jackie Robinson biopic, 42, starring Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford, Nicole Beharie, and Lucas Black.

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   42 is an earnest, inspirational, and respectfully told biography of an influential American sports icon, though it might be a little too safe and old-fashioned for some. Read Critics Reviews ...

   • 80% (193)
   • Category: Biography, History, Drama

   • Content Rating: PG-13