This biopic shows the life of Jackie Robinson, the first African American in the Major League Baseball Association.

Rating: 8/10 (21 October 2013)

This biopic shows the life of Negro League baseball player Jackie Robinson and the life he endured while being recruited by Major League team executive Branch Rickey. Chadwick Boseman had the honor of playing Jackie Robinson while Harrison Ford played the Major League team executive Branch Rickey.
There is no specific setting for this movie as it bounces around from state to state, and stadium to stadium. One major setting that the audience is brought back to is Rickey's office located in Brooklyn, New York. This movie is to show how Rickey recruits Robinson to break the unspoken color line as the first African American Major League player. This movie takes place in the 1940's, starting specifically in 1946.
In the beginning of the movie you see Robinson playing with his Negro league team as the camera cuts to a different scene of Rickey on the phone in his office in Brooklyn talking about what he wants to do with his Brooklyn Dodgers team for the upcoming season.
Boseman's athletic abilities were truly put to the test through out the movie, stunning the audience as he nailed Jackie's movements and style. The baseball game scenes kept the audience engaged and terrifically portrayed baseball of that era while keeping the audience from today's generation mindful.
The supporting roles in the movie did a excellent job of portraying the storyline. Lucas Black as Pee Wee Reese and Nicole Beharie as Rachel Robinson did a fantastic job of keeping the moving exciting and kept the audience engaged into the emotional aspect of this movie.
Overall, "42" is an amazing biopic that shows today's generation what Jackie Robinson went through in the 40's just to play the game he loved. The acting, and cinematography were truly excellent and kept the audience engaged.