An assured directorial debut that goes straight for the tear ducts.
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12/23/02
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Antwone Fisher (2002)
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Reviews Counted:144
Fresh:113
Rotten:31
Average Rating:6.9/10
Consensus: Washington's directing debut is a solidly crafted, emotionally touching work.
Runtime: 2 hrs
Genre: Dramas
Theatrical Release:Dec 20, 2002 Limited
Box Office: $20,813,967
Synopsis: The true story of ANTWONE FISHER tracks a remarkable young man on the path to recovery from physical and sexual abuse. Antwone Fisher (Derek Luke) is a young Navy sailor who is on verge of getting... [More]
Starring: Derek Luke, Joy Bryant, Denzel Washington, Salli Richardson
Director: Denzel Washington
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Reviews for Antwone Fisher
Top CriticIt is a movie that leaves you feeling uplifted, even if the actual telling of the story feels mundane.
12/23/02
[Director] Washington... reigns in the triumph-of-the-human-spirit sap that tends to sink awards bait like this.
12/23/02
The performances are uniformly excellent, first-time director Washington keeps things moving with admirable efficiency.
12/20/02
Earnestly inspirational, conservatively moralistic and little on the bland side.
12/20/02
Top CriticAn absorbing, well-acted film with a low-key sense of humor.
12/20/02
Why this story? As it stands, it's the story of a clean-cut kid who becomes an even nicer clean-cut kid.
12/20/02
Top CriticThere is real heart beneath the movie's thick shellacking of lost man-child sensitivity, and generally terrific acting that makes matters credible.
12/20/02
While the path may be familiar, first-time director Denzel Washington and a top-notch cast manage to keep things interesting.
12/20/02
Well-meaning to a fault, Antwone Fisher manages the dubious feat of turning one man's triumph of will into everyman's romance comedy.
12/20/02
Washington the director couldn't have made a smarter choice for the title role -- or chosen a more appropriate project to make his own.
12/20/02
Top CriticInspiring without being too preachy, Fisher doesn't try to be more than a solid storytelling, which, in this case, is enough to leave you blubbering like a little baby.
12/20/02
A film that begins with the everyday lives of naval personnel in San Diego and ends with scenes so true and heartbreaking that tears welled up in my eyes both times I saw the film.
12/20/02
Top CriticWhile reeking of a Good Will Ordinary People , Denzel still creates a compelling story.
12/20/02
I felt good while watching the movie and had an extra jump in my step as I walked out of the theater.
12/20/02
A tender and touching drama, based on the true story of a troubled African-American's quest to come to terms with his origins, reveals the yearning we all have in our hearts for acceptance within the family circle.
12/20/02
Fisher has bared his soul and confronted his own shortcomings here in a way...that feels very human and very true to life.
12/20/02
There's nothing in either the conception or execution to lift it above a TV-movie tear-jerker.
12/19/02
An Oscar-worthy, emotionally honest, feel-good saga with a universality that stands out in a season of singularly depressing and cynical Hollywood product.
12/19/02
Top CriticNot only is it unusual that this emotional story of how a damaged boy became a whole man made it to the screen at all, it is a measure of its strengths that it overcomes storytelling flaws that would have disabled a weaker project.
12/19/02
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