Cleveronix A different way of telling a story

CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

Taraparain Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

Matylda Swan It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.

Michael Ledo "Break an unwritten law and you will be an out cast."Facing an uphill battle Branch Ricky (Harrison Ford) finds the right African-American ballplayer to break the color barrier in baseball. Rickey's reasons are diverse being both altruistic, having a sense of justice, old guilty feelings, and the desire to win and make money. Chadwick Boseman portrays the Jackie Robinson of legend, an overly talented, silent, and classy individual. While the film is about him, it shows things that go on behind the scenes.The film starts with a quick background and goes into Jackie's minor league trials and tribulations on and off the field. Ricky supported Robinson off the field anyway he could, but on the field Jackie was alone. It shows the break through of his teammates to overcome the prejudicial urges they grew up with. Minds winning over emotions to do what was right.Don't get me wrong, it shows whites behaving badly and makes Philadelphia look bad. It gives us a glimpse of the ugly side of baseball, one we really don't want to see. In spite of the heavy and historical use of the N-word, it is a film that makes audiences stand up and applaud.What the film doesn't tell you about is all the children that were named Jack or Jackie because of this man.Parental Guide: No f-bombs, sex, or nudity. Frequent racial slurs.

zjfa146 I really enjoyed this very moving film which is based on a true story. Its about changing social norms and fighting racism through sport and its quiet unbelievable how it all took place only 60yrs ago. But even without the sad facts of history, its a great film about personal triumph and perseverance.Its a very well produced, well acted (other than Harrison Fords awful accent which really was a bit odd!)and is an incredibly compelling story/film about some great and very likable characters. As well as being a very interesting film to watch it really was interesting from a social point showing how much things change in such a relatively short time period.

Psy33 The movie tells the tale of the breaking of the color barrier in baseball.But the movie also shows the racism of the times and what a big factor racism was in American culture and American sports culture at the time. The movie shows how hard it can be to do the right thing when everyone else is doing the wrong thing. This can be the case even if you are a talented baseball coach or the owner of a baseball team. But if you are on a baseball team in the 1940's or 50's and everyone else on the team is expressing racist views and they circulate a petition saying that they don't want any Negroe players on the team, what are you going to do?There is an excellent scene in the film where a father teaches his son how to be a racist at a baseball game.This movie is an excellent telling of the tale of what was required in order to break the color barrier in baseball.The casting is excellent. All of the actors do a good job.The movie has a very realistic tone to it.

Ted Van Green Jackie Robinson is one of the most important African American athletes, if not the most important. This movie perfectly demonstrates all the injustices Jackie had to deal with. Whether it is being denied a hotel room, or having to deal with opposing managers or even teammates. However, this movie shows the good along with the bad. It shows that, while there were plenty of people who were out to prevent Jackie from laying, the people who were their to help him were doing the right thing. I also enjoyed it because it was not your typical sports movie. The Dodgers do not win the World Series, and we do not get to see Robinson play out the rest of his career. The movie does not sugarcoat to much, it portrays what really happens, and how Jackie was really treated. It may be a movie, but it does a very good job at showing a very important piece of sports history. This movie perfectly blends sports and culture, and that is what makes it such a good movie.