Jackie Robinson was a hero.

Rating: Null/10 (4 March 2014)

When I heard they were making the Jackie Robinson story I was sure it was going to gloss over the glory and concentrate on the ugly. But I was wrong. It treats every aspect of Robinson's story with respect and it rings true. Robinson broke the colour barrier at the behest of Dodgers manager Branch Rickey. His reason was to end racism in baseball and to find that one player who would give them the world series. Rickey was ahead of his time. and Jackie Robinson was a man at the right place at the right time. Robinson fought back by not fighting back. and in turn he influenced a whole generation of people and made them question their own beliefs. A Victory in itself. Harrison Ford is the show stopper his Branch Rickey is so good It's a shame he wasn't nominated for an Oscar. Ford has rarely been better. Lucas Black as Pee Wee Reese. is outstanding Black is a actor one rarely thinks about. Yet he can do the job. Here he does so effortlessly I will make a attempt to remember his name and check out more of his movies. 42 isn't a feel good movie. It's a honest attempt to tell the truth and it succeeds. And that's good enough for me .