Branch Rickey, Dodgers GM wants to shock the baseball world, and Jackie Robinson is the key.

Rating: 7/10 (2 May 2013)

Perhaps the biggest act in the civil rights movement happened on the baseball field, and it was all thanks to Branch Rickey, and Jackie Robinson.
Harrinson Ford turns in an amazing performance with his portrayal of Branch Rickey. Ford is nearly invisible as he disappears into his role. I felt as if I was watching Branch play himself. I cannot say the same for the performance by Chadwick Boseman.
Perhaps he was simply overshadowed by Ford, but I was never blown away by Boseman as an actor, he did not make me feel for Robinson. I wanted Robinson to succeed due to the situation he and his people were in, but not because of the portrayal by Boseman.
This film is worth seeing, but not as spectacular as some are saying it is. A must see for those who had no knowledge of Jackie Robinson and what he did for both sports and society.