A som i Akeelah

Akeelah and the Bee

...he's given word nerds their very own Karate Kid.

There’s charm in this simple underdog tale...

The sessions between Akeelah and the professor are crucial to the film, because he is teaching her not only strategy but how to be willing to win.

...writer-director Doug Atchison refreshingly underplays most of his story's contrivances long enough to allow his young star to deliver a superbly guileless performance as the titular wordsmith wunderkind.

You’ll have a lump in your throat during this heart-tugger...