Very Good

Rating: 8/10 (5 September 2013)

42 is the inspiring story of Jackie Robinson, the first African American player in the MLB. Chadwick Boseman does an excellent job portraying Robinson as an ordinary man with an extraordinary impact in the civil rights movement. I feel Harrison Ford is a strong candidate for the Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar.
Something else I like is that this film doesn't fall into the same traps as other civil rights movies, like portraying the historical figures as saintly, emotionless heroes. This is also first and foremost, a baseball movie, and there is enough game-play shown to account for the subject. This was very good, 8/10