Movie #760 .........................."42"

Movie #760 "42" was an excellent biopic that I thoroughly enjoyed. It was well acted--- Chadwick Boseman made an excellent Jackie Robinson, even though I heard him say he only had little league baseball in his background --- could have fooled me. The players were good, esp. Pee wee Reese, and the people who surround Rickey were colorful and interesting. The only one I wasn't as convinced of as the others was Branch Rickey, played by Harrison Ford. I have really hardly ever been impressed with Ford's acting --- to me, he winks into every part, but this tested his chops and I think it's the best he's done. But I couldn't get past that he was Harrison Ford. It could be my fault and not his --- the character is just so big. I kept thinking if they got someone who WAS old and talked in a colorful way and played it down a bit, Branch Rickey's scenes might have come across more sincere. I don't know. I think they worked, but not as well as they could have. Anyway, the most important reason to see this film is the subject matter and the theme. There are some cool photographic movements (like in the first 3 minutes) but really it's seeing the signs"White's Only," seeing how cruel people can be with their racism --- we need to constantly be reminded of how we used to treat some people and how we can't ever let that happen again to any race. The film is very inspirational, it has a good love story with several laughs , and it's full of wonderful baseball scenes. In my opinion, who could ask for anything more? I recommend it. I give it 4.5 out of 5 stars. This biopic focuses on the relationship between baseball icon Jackie Robinson and Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey, who signed Robinson and in 1947 made him the first black Major League Baseball player of the modern era. Cast:Harrison Ford, Alan Tudyk, Lucas Black, Christopher Meloni, Brett Cullen, John C. McGinley, T.R. Knight, Brad Beyer, Chadwick Boseman, Jud Tylor , Ryan Merriman Genre:Biographies, Sports Dramas, Social Issue Dramas, Drama