Eleven year-old Akeelah Anderson's life is not easy: her father is dead, her mom ignores her, her brother runs with the local gangbangers. She's smart, but her environment threatens to strangle her aspirations. Responding to a threat by her school's principal, Akeelah participates in a spelling bee to avoid detention for her many absences. Much to her surprise and embarrassment, she wins. Her principal asks her to seek coaching from an English professor named Dr. Larabee for ... (Full plot summary below)
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Eleven year-old Akeelah Anderson's life is not easy: her father is dead, her mom ignores her, her brother runs with the local gangbangers. She's smart, but her environment threatens to strangle her aspirations. Responding to a threat by her school's principal, Akeelah participates in a spelling bee to avoid detention for her many absences. Much to her surprise and embarrassment, she wins. Her principal asks her to seek coaching from an English professor named Dr. Larabee for the more prestigious regional bee. As the possibility of making it all the way to the Scripps National Spelling Bee looms, Akeelah could provide her community with someone to rally around and be proud of -- but only if she can overcome her insecurities and her distracting home life. She also must get past Dr. Larabee's demons, and a field of more experienced and privileged fellow spellers.
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| 3BlackChicks ReviewKamal 'The Diva' LarsuelI cannot find the words to express my joy and elation over this movie and my love for it. As ironic as that is, I'm speechless with happiness. |
| Film Journal InternationalDoris ToumarkineFine performances all around and smart pacing that rivets us to the story. |
| Oregon HeraldMark SellsJoyfully uplifting, 'Akeelah and the Bee' is quietly, one of the year's finest. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertKeke Palmer, a young Chicago actress whose first role was as Queen Latifah's niece in "Barbershop 2," becomes an important young star with this movie. It puts her in Dakota Fanning and Thora Cross territory, and there's something about her poise and self-possession that hints she will grow up to be a considerable actress. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatOne of the best films of the year with its inspiring story of an eleven-year old African-American girl who claims her power with the help of 50,000 coaches. |
| Cinemalogue.comRubin SafayaIt had the potential... to be great had it avoided running lockstep with the structure of lesser films. |
| WaffleMovies.comWillie Waffleheartwarming feel good story about an underdog trying to overcome the odds and achieve fantastic victory, while also winning over an entire community inspired by her bravery. Yep, that sounds pretty good to me, too. |
| MovieFreak.comSara Michelle FettersThe movie is a miraculous minor masterpiece. A sports saga where education, not perspiration, is the key to success and watching a little girl study is as thrilling as seeing Rocky Balboa train for his next fight. |
| Supercala.comJohn VenableA Karate Kid-esque story of a intelligent girl that battles against the pressure to 'keep it real'...and wins. |
| Boston GlobeWesley MorrisAll the gears, in fact, are shamelessly visible, yet they lock smoothly and resonantly into place. If Akeelah and the Bee is a generic, well-oiled commercial contraption, it is the first to credibly dramatize the plight of a truly gifted, poor black child. |
