Antwone Fisher Reviews

I have always been a fan of Denzel Washington and I have seen almost all his movies. I have to admit, he actually always plays the same character (‘the righteous man’) but he does it so well, with such a charisma, I always find him quite spellbinding to watch. Anyway, when I heard he was making his directing debut, I was really intrigued and eager to check it out. Apparently, it was barely noticed when it was released but I was actually positively surprised by this flick. Basically, it is a rather basic story, about a troubled young guy who finds a mentor who helps him to find the right path. The funny thing is that I didn’t even really like ‘Good Will Hunting’ which was dealing with the same formula and was a great success at the time. What I disliked is that the only reason why Will Hunting got any attention is because he was some kind of genius. Without his talent, they wouldn’t have cared about him whatsoever. In this movie, Fisher gets some support because he is just messed up and I thought it was way more compelling to behold. The other thing I enjoyed about this movie is that Denzel Washington decided to give the lead to someone else, playing a smaller part, albeit yet another wise and righteous man! I thought that Derek Luke was also really good in his acting debut and I was expecting a lot from this new talent but, unfortunately, 10 years later, he still didn’t manage to breakthrough and shows up usually in some small parts. To conclude, even though it is actually a really generic drama, I really liked it a lot and I think it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.