| Akeelah and the Bee Review |
| by Scott Mendelson |
| About this time every year, the critics and film journalists crow
about just how awful the year has thus far been. As they talk up the
fall's Oscar contenders, they bemoan the alleged lack of quality
summer fare and winter wonders. Alas, for once, I...more |
| Akeelah and the Bee Review |
| by Maestro |
| Good, solid family films without any hidden agendas or adult humor are
difficult to come by these days. Last year, I was pleasantly surprised
by the delightful Because of Winn-Dixie. This year, I'm impressed
with Starbuck's first feature film: Akeelah...more |
| Akeelah and the Bee Review |
| by [email protected] |
| "Akeelah and the Bee" paraphernalia ("articles used in a
particular activity; equipment, especially a married woman's personal
property exclusive of her dowry"--from the Greek para-, meaning
*beyond*, and phern, *a dowry*) has been adorning...more |
| Akeelah and the Bee Review |
| by Steve Rhodes |
| Spell "schmaltzy." And if you want to hear it used in a sentence, you could
say, "AKEELAH AND THE BEE is an uplifting film about a ghetto child who
makes good, but the script is marred by several extremely contrived and
needlessly schmaltzy moments."...more |
| Akeelah and the Bee Review |
| by [email protected] |
| A young girl named Akeelah from South Los Angeles tries to make it to
the National Spelling Bee and soon finds that she has an entire
community rooting for her. Spelling ensues. more |
| Akeelah and the Bee Review |
| by samseescinema |
| With the feel-good inspirational genre, there's a Point A and a Point
B. As the audience, we can foresee each of these destinations and, in
most cases, every step that's to be taken in between. As a rule of
mine, Formula is successfully executed when a...more |
