Akeelah and the Bee

Akeelah and the Bee: Tells the story of a young girl growing up in southern Los Angeles who tries to make it to the national spelling bee. Maybe it is because I have seen the outstanding documentary – Spellbound, but I found the movie played out like an “after school TV movie”. Still the story is moving and has a great message in it, especially for kids. Morpheus, I mean Laurence Fishburne turns in a good performance as does newcomer Keke Palmer. A small twist in the last spelling bee makes this an easy one to recommend

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