Superb historical drama

Rating: 9/10 (26 June 2014)

Superb historical drama. Depicts a crucial event and series of events, not just in baseball history, but in world history. Jackie Robinson playing major league baseball was one of the crucial events in colour barriers and segregation disappearing in the US.
Very emotional. Yes, some of it is manipulative, but that is good, in this case. You only realise the importance of a gesture or event once it tugs at your heartstrings.
Only negative is that maybe it was a bit too join-the-dots. However, it was never dull. Apparently it is very accurate, historically, too.
Excellent performance by Chadwick Boseman in the lead role. Stand-out performance, however, goes to Harrison Ford as the curmudgeonly-but- with-a-heart-of-gold Branch Rickey. He supplies the gravitas, the commercial reasoning, and the sense of history.