A number of American films in recent years have essentially argued not merely for an individual solution to a patently social problem, but that one must make one's way and leave the others ... behind and the existing order unchallenged.

| Feb 16, 2021

There is such a thing as under-acting to a point where you exude the charisma of a plant pot. The directing goes the same way, plodding along conscientiously but without any spark -- one can sense the cameras splintering out of sheer boredom.

| Jan 2, 2018

a very powerful drama that doesn't just tug at the heartstrings, but yanks them hard

| Original Score: 5/5 | Jan 10, 2016

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 2, 2012

Devastating story of abuse based on real life.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 21, 2010

Rings false, belittling instead of honoring its sensitive subject with its twinkly score, kid-glove nobility and cloying payoffs. [Blu-ray]

| Original Score: 2/4 | Feb 1, 2009

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 7, 2008

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 30, 2006

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Dec 6, 2005

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Jul 5, 2005

It is to Washington's credit that he keeps it just real enough to move our hearts and our heads.

| Original Score: B | Dec 6, 2004

Sails the same route as dozens of Hollywood psychiatry dramas...Its power lies in the rich themes and performances.

| Jun 18, 2004

| Original Score: 80/100 | Mar 16, 2004

The most remarkable thing about Antwone Fisher is the real-life story on which it is based.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jan 6, 2004

Yes, Antwone Fisher is a good movie, in the way that lima beans are good food. You may leave the theater feeling fortified, but you'll have a bad taste in your mouth.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 6, 2003

Soupy and sentimental, but with an underlying belief in itself that keeps the rhythm constant and just about manages to reach the gut.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 6, 2003

For his directorial debut, Denzel Washington (has made) a haunting and resonant film covered with a potent Southern Gothic chill.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jun 26, 2003

Has the capability of effecting change and inspiring hope.

| Original Score: 80/100 | Jun 23, 2003

Washington makes his directorial debut with Antwone Fisher, a fact-based biography that deftly pulls the heartstrings. Granted, it covers no new ground that other psychiatrist/patient films haven't gone before.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 19, 2003

Antwone Fisher transforma sua prpria histria em uma lio de resistncia e humanidade.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 16, 2003