So Damn Good

Rating: 10/10 (30 September 2014)

Y'know there is a real danger in doing this sort of movie. If it was made 40 years ago they would overplay (if that's possible) the crap that Jackie had to put up with coming to the MLB. But I checked and it appears that while some liberties may have been taken in a general sense, like in any movie about real events, it looks like the stuff that happens in the movie happened in real life and this is pretty accurate. Truth is Rickey just happened to pick the right guy at the right time. Jackie's ballfield credentials for the Hall of Fame are there even though he started in the majors at age 28, if he had started at say age 22 they might be talking about him among the greatest players of all time. BTW, I started watching this and said to my son that guy playing Branch Rickey is really good without knowing it was Harrison Ford. Great movie and a good lesson for kids (and adults) everywhere.