The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990)

Surprisingly incoherent and boring

Your blood may run cold, but you now find yourself pinioned to the story.

A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

I still hate them what they did to him. HELL NO we will never get along with each other. As a so-called Black American whose bloodline goes back to Abraham,Issac,and Jacob, I'll never love this so-called America I used to in generations past. We are still getting lynched here in our so-called free society and around the world. I still love the tv movie.

"42" is an awesome story about Jackie Robinson's struggle to break into Professional Baseball and about Brooklyn Dodger Owner, Branch Rickey, and his desire to see Jackie make it to the top!It is more than just a story about segregation...it is about mankind... and knowing right from wrong... and choosing to do right! Pee Wee Reese was a hero for helping Jackie breakthrough... and Branch Rickey was a good Christian man, as well as a great Baseball character and a visionary who saw the future of Baseball fully integrated... He refused to call it " a white man's game" ... as so many others did.Go see this movie... you'll be glad you did! (I was an "extra"...had the privilege of playing one of the newspaper reporters who interviewed Jackie) ... but go see it anyway!

Andre Braugher deserved an emmy for his sensitive and powerful portrayal. A lot of the dialogue was historically accurate, taken from court records. Sure there were some "Hollywood" embellishments, but overall, a great film. Sometimes the dialogue was a little corny, especially between Jackie and his fiancé. I'm not too sure about how much Joe Louis was really involved, and an actor who resembled the Brown Bomber in height and physique would have been preferable. Curiously, Jackie's brother was nearly invisible. It would have been nice if he had more of a presence. But the movie was full of tension and gave a harrowing account of the trauma of racial prejudice. During the war, my father, who was white, witnessed a scene straight from the movie. A black dock worker needed to sit in the white section of the cafeteria. He was threatened by several bigoted whites and was forced to pick up his tray and leave. My father, to his credit, picked up his own tray and left with the man.

I want to say that this is the best show on tv. I like Andre Braugher because he is the best actor. I want to vote for Andre and I really want to meet him sometime. I wish that he was in New York so that we can talk to each other. I want to say that I saw it for the first time and I love it. Thanks everyone for your time.