A captivating story about a young African-American girl from south Central LA who confronts a lot of internal and community challenges to win the national Spelling Bee.
The movie, which was financed by Starbucks (yes, Starbucks), was a solid feel-good story and had some good actors (Laurence Fishburne and Angela Bassett) and a solid plot line.
I'll admit it...I got a bit emotional at the end, which I guess is a sign of connection with the movie's heroine.
It had the usual elements of heroine, personal adversary, feel-good ending, but a nice twist on it.
Thursday, December 04, 2008
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