Best sports movie yet?

Rating: 6/10 (20 April 2013)

If you are looking to watch this movie to get information about Jackie Robinson for the book report you should have started two weeks ago, this is not the movie for you. It states almost no real facts about Jackie other than he was the first black member of Major League Baseball, and he played for the Dodgers. Now if you are looking for a compelling movie that can hold your attention for two hours and eight minutes, this is a good place to start.
This goes without saying but the acting in this film was phenomenal, but going beyond that, they did a fantastic job of recreating the time era and making the film flow. They also had a great balance between humor and serious moments which made the characters more real and helped you invest in them.
Keep in mind, while in some ways it is an almost biographical movie, there are still many scenes where they are just playing a sport (ironically my least favorite part of sports movies) but even these are cultivating and interesting. They did a great job of emulating the feeling of isolation that would come with being the only black baseball player while keeping it light hearted or disturbing as the case may be.
Overall it is absolutely a movie worth seeing especially at the moment where there aren't too many good movies in theaters.