There are probably some things I'm missing, but rest assured, whatever I might have forgotten, Atchison is sure to accompany those moments with music that sounds like it was stolen from the "Superman" soundtrack.

Personally, I was annoyed the entire movie by the fact that Akeelah's principal was played by Curtis Armstrong, who played Booger on "Revenge of the Nerds". I know this is the sort of thing that only affects people like me who've seen more movies than they care to count, but it doesn't change the fact that Akeelah's principal was Booger. Another annoying point - this movie was produced in part by Starbucks, so we get that nice big Starbucks logo at the beginning. Fortunately, I didn't notice any product placement, but I'm sure it's just a matter of time. I guess we can assume that when Akeelah gets older, she will drink Starbucks coffee.

"Akeelah and the Bee" for all its good intentions, is more a less the third film in a series of films that should have stopped with the first one. Hollywood simply never knows when to stop.