Wonderful Blast From the Past

Rating: 9/10 (15 May 2013)

42 is an excellent movie sure to please audiences. It contains fine acting by Chadwick Boseman who plays Jackie Robinson and Harrison Ford, playing Branch Rickey.
I enjoyed the nostalgia of the early 50's ambiance so well depicted in the film. Civil Rights have come a long way since the days of "Whites and Colored Only." Segregation was much more a fact of life then than it is now.
The story itself is known to many. Jackie Robinson was the first black to break the color line in baseball. He definitely had guts because abuse was heaped upon him from all sides. Even his own Dodger teammates were ambivalent about playing with him.
He succeeded by never quitting, not losing his temper, and just being a bang-up baseball player. It didn't hurt that he was also a fine human being.
Highly recommended for all.