42

— “42”, the biopic about Jackie Robinson, is engaging and emotional, and Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford, and Nicole Beharie all do a good job. It is a little heavy-handed, many characters may be overly two-dimensional, and all the scenes are a little too clean and crisp, but it’s still the kind of irresistible story that makes you feel good because it about a win over racism in the 1940s. Good summer fare!

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[2013. 128 min. Directed by Brian Helgeland. Starring Chadwick Boseman, R.R.Knight, Harrison Ford, and Nicole Beharie.]
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-04-17/why-42-had-the-most-successful-opening-weekend-of-any-baseball-movie-ever