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A warm, family-friendly underdog story, featuring terrific supporting performances from Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, and Angela Bassett.
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Akeelah obeys every sports-movie rule, but trading end-zone dances for etymology gives it a geeky innocence. What's the word? Splendiferous. March 15, 2018 | Full Review…
Akeelah obeys every sports-movie rule, but trading end-zone dances for etymology gives it a geeky innocence. What's the word? Splendiferous.
David Ansen
Give it an m, i, s, s. August 19, 2006 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…
Give it an m, i, s, s.
Peter Bradshaw
The film has an important, uplifting message; shame it couldn't be encased in a less faked-up story. August 19, 2006 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
The film has an important, uplifting message; shame it couldn't be encased in a less faked-up story.
Robert Hanks
Its clichés seem bigger and its characterisations broader than they would on the more forgiving telly. August 17, 2006 | Full Review…
Its clichés seem bigger and its characterisations broader than they would on the more forgiving telly.
Jessica Winter
As much a fantasy as Lord of the Rings. August 15, 2006 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
As much a fantasy as Lord of the Rings.
Neil Smith
... it's easy to overlook that contrivance, because the movie's heart is so clearly in the right place. April 28, 2006 | Full Review…
... it's easy to overlook that contrivance, because the movie's heart is so clearly in the right place.
Claudia Puig
Akeelah and the Bee becomes one of the most life-affirming, inspiring and entertaining films of the year. September 1, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/4.0 | Full Review…
Akeelah and the Bee becomes one of the most life-affirming, inspiring and entertaining films of the year.
Richard Propes
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Emanuel Levy
Quote not available. February 14, 2012 | Rating: A- | Full Review…
Nell Minow
It isn't just about the competition. It is about heart, dedication, intelligence and the pulling together of a entire community. November 24, 2010 | Rating: A | Full Review…
It isn't just about the competition. It is about heart, dedication, intelligence and the pulling together of a entire community.
Robert Roten
Akeelah and the Bee is the kind of movie you want to recommend to every 11-year-old you know. June 8, 2008 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Akeelah and the Bee is the kind of movie you want to recommend to every 11-year-old you know.
Robert Davis
The best thing ... is that, unlike the majority of sports films, the film doesn't suggest that spelling has some kind of transcendental importance. September 18, 2007 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
The best thing ... is that, unlike the majority of sports films, the film doesn't suggest that spelling has some kind of transcendental importance.
Christopher Campbell
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