tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11789157.post7161571588480987858..comments2024-02-14T05:39:29.497-06:00Comments on HELL BURNS: MOVIES: "42" (THE JACKIE ROBINSON STORY)Sr. Helena Burns, fsphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09196121481873845379noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11789157.post-13232505951022555442013-04-22T08:34:18.897-05:002013-04-22T08:34:18.897-05:0042 is a polished biography. It's got beautiful...42 is a polished biography. It's got beautiful music, bright cinematography and is populated by some nice performances. Chadwick Boseman notably underplays Jackie Robinson in a way that doesn't feel like he's grasping for the Academy Award. He's quite effective. As is Nicole Beharie who plays "the wife" but with an effervescence that made me want to see more of her in future films. Harrison Ford reminds us that he doesn't always just phone it in. As Branch Rickey, the General Manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers that signs Robinson to the team, he is truly engaging. 42 hits all the dramatic notes you'd except in a memoir such as this. It's not particularly deep or insightful, but it is inspiring.<br /><br />Robinson becomes more a symbol through which other people unleash their racial hatred against. I would've appreciated a little more detail in the script about the man himself. More vignettes involving his personality as well as his athletic accomplishments in the world of baseball would've been welcome. The lesson appears to be talent and money speak louder than hate. 42 is an admirable addition to baseball pictures that dutifully dramatize the subject in a way that is both pleasant and entertaining.<br /><br />:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284011263403920462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11789157.post-46102649401327266902013-04-07T01:12:15.784-05:002013-04-07T01:12:15.784-05:00OMGosh! A trumpeter! Makes sense I heard brass! Yo...OMGosh! A trumpeter! Makes sense I heard brass! You'll love this film.Sr. Helena Burns, fsphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09196121481873845379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11789157.post-60735729552201697502013-04-06T00:58:08.820-05:002013-04-06T00:58:08.820-05:00Mark Isham did the music for this film, and he'...Mark Isham did the music for this film, and he's a trumpeter. I would almost hope for a type of "Fanfare for the Common Man" coming from him. I do hope that he hired real musicians, and not a studio full of electronic keyboards for his soundtrack. Given budgets these days, I fear for the worst.<br /><br />Great review, Sister: you've given me yet another reason to go to the movies!DvoraOCDShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427347237897894399noreply@blogger.com