42 [Blu-ray] Promo Offer

Title : 42 [Blu-ray]
ASIN : B009NNM9TU
Description : In 1946, Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford) signed Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman) to the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking MLB's infamous color line and forever changing history.
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• Brand Name: Ingram Entertainment Mfg#: 883929316038
• Shipping Weight: 0.52 lbs
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• Genre: DRAMA
• All music products are properly licensed and guaranteed authentic.

List Price : $35.99
Price : $11.99
Saved Price : $24.00

category: Blu-ray & DVD
brand: Warner Home Video
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Rating : 4.6
Review : A great story and outstanding performances but hampered by ham-handed paint-by-numbers directing
42, written and directed by Brian Helgeland, is based on the real-life story of Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson, the first African-American baseball player to play in the major leagues. Robinson's story is well known to many, but to anyone who isn't, 42 (Robinson's number when he played for the Brooklyn Dodgers) will serve to acquaint them with the man and his achievements against the backdrop of the times he lived through. The cast is excellent and give outstanding performances, particularly when recreating the feel of the times and the way it felt to watch Robinson play.

The story begins in 1945, when Brooklyn Dodgers owner Branch Rickey (a deftly turned performance by Harrison Ford) makes the decision that his team is going to be the first major league baseball team to recruit and field a black player. He takes his time, going over the various prospects with his staff, and finally settles on a short-stop currently playing for a black league team, the Kansas City...