The Great Debaters

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Chris B @Papa13070 May 12, 2026 Simply spectacular movie with every single cast member worthy of an Oscar. Be it Denzel Washington to Forest Whitaker to the entire debating team of fine young actors. Each is worthy of an Academy Award nomination. The Movie was well directed by Denzel. This period piece set in the 1930's had great costume and set designs that were done very very well. I would expect great things from this movie for all of the new young people and another notch in his belt for Denzel and more appreciation for Forest Whitaker. Highly Recommended See more thiago S @Thiagostone Feb 26, 2026 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Leaburn O @RT35452347 Jan 26, 2026 It is passable but the plot and the political messaging can be telegraphed from a mile off. Watching two hours of self righteousness glossed over with touches of melodrama to create an obvious narrative arc is a bit tedious. The emotional impact is underwhelming because the violin strings in the background music are out of kilter with the actual lightweight punch the proselytising delivers. It looks for knockout moments and just delivers obvious light jabs. Watched on DVD. See more Robert M. @Robert55 Dec 23, 2025 It's a good thing this movie has Denzel and Forrest as the other actors just over-act. Good actors getting poor direction by Denzel? Well filmed but the script is facial reactions, over dramatized situations and predictable outcomes. The script is tilted towards the underdog winning, all whites are evil and when the script lacks just focus on facial expressions. A top tier director could have added a star to this review. See more Ann C @RT06758191 Nov 23, 2025 How did I manage to not see this wonderful film until just now? Every aspect is beautifully done-- direction, writing, acting, design, cinematography, everything. Who would have thought a story about college debate could be so powerful, engrossing and moving? There's no spandex in sight, but these characters-- based on real people-- are true super heroes. See more Nazir M @RT23410147 Nov 22, 2025 Love everything love everything love the style of how they did it love the actors See more Read all reviews

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