This is a great movie. It's Denzel like we've never seen him before, but he gives an amazing performance regardless. I think the negative ratings are due to this not being a movie where Denzel shoots someone. This is an intellectual film. This is a thought-provoking story. This is not an action movie.

An important movie that's message is as real of an observation about life as I've ever seen. You can bounce from industry to industry and job to job trying to find something moral, yet it's possible that the basis of capitalist society leaves little room for your ethics. Your hand can thus feel forced, you might feel forced to make compromise, and yet you still may feel the consequences of your compromises. Nearly a folk tale in nature. How it lands with viewers as a film may range widely, but it's simply an impeccably written script.

I was so concentrated on the character of Denzel that only afterwards I realized how slow the film was but denzel the top

The movie devolves instead of evolving. Would have been a better movie watching it backwards and having a different ending.

I guess I go against the grain by being annoyed and frustrated with Dan Gilroy's Nightcrawler (2014) but genuinely enjoying this movie, which has many viewers muddled and unimpressed. As usual, Denzel Washington turns in a solid performance. I liked this movie and will want to watch it again.

A compounding catastrophe of missed opportunities and baffling narrative choices. Washington's not bad, but the filmmakers have no idea what to do with his character.

Total lack of genuine social commentary, making all the profound proclamations about vague notions of justice come across as totally hollow. For the same reason, it was hard to sympathize with the protagonists motivations. Everything seemed disjointed, random, weird and uncompelling because of this crucial whole at the core of a film about someone fighting for social justice - what was he actually fighting for beyond vague ideas of "social revolution" and plea bargain reform.

A movie that relies on the performance of it's lead. And Denzel delivers. A good flick.

It was so boring I couldn't keep watching but it might have gotten better I don't know.

An absorbing, though tragic, story of an idealistic lawyer who strays from the path of righteousness...

Great movie of a sound to challenge the jurisdictic system. No wonder Denzel Washington be awarded as best actor Oscar👏👏

Really nice movie. Definitely one of the best

Good film. I like it.

Good Movie! Worth watching again…

Denzel is a lawyer-savant in a movie that takes too long to get where it's going.

Not quite as good as Gilroy's Nightcrawler, nonetheless it's a very good drama and Denzel is fantastic. It's a perfect portrayal of a head strong odd dude who has a temporary crisis of conscience and pays for the wrong he did for it. A really good drama.

It's not often you can say that Denzel Washington plays a socially awkward character but in this film, he does. At times I shared his frustration at other peoples somewhat aggressive or seemingly unfair, snappy type responses to him and at others, I felt frustrated at the somewhat quirky way he dealt with things. There's some decent dialogue present and I could, on a personal level, relate to his inclination to fidget and his discomfort at being challenged by people on a different level. I respected his motivation in terms of being involved in civil rights. He becomes somewhat of an understated/subtle do-gooder when he (believes he) spots a potentially criminal situation unfolding. It'd be fair to say that this isn't a fast-paced film, neither is it entirely a crime drama. It's more of a slow character drama. There were some scenes in which I appreciated the cinematography used made it have a bit more impact than would otherwise be the case. I think, all in all, it felt a bit of a muddled film in terms of the (or lack thereof) obvious plot development. It's not an especially engaging film or very enticing/entertaining but its alright. Given its a character-driven drama about a person who prefers to stay away from the limelight, then I guess that's sort of a given. I did think Denzel gave a pretty convincing performance as the titular character, seeming believably socially uncomfortable (something I have issues with myself), although I couldn't help but wish there was a little more substance or better context to the plot overall. If you're intrigued to see this in terms of discovering Roman on a personal level, as a character, then I would recommend this, not least because it's Denzel Washington playing a character type I'm not sure I'd otherwise have imagined him doing, given he tends to play assertive action/thriller character roles - I liked the character's precision and philosophical thoughtfulness but otherwise, I wouldn't necessarily recommend it as such, no. Make of that what you will.

Superb performance by Denzel Washington. Original story line, critical portrayal of legal world in USA versus a good professional's ideals. Nonetheless, Roman's extra legal manoeuvre are somewhat far fetched and motives for the flip not plausible.

Filmaço, indicação merecida... Perfeito, intenso, que estupenda atuação de Denzel, tudo tão magnificamente criado é recriado que me levou ao erro de pensar que se tratava de uma biografia, ledo engano, o que não tira o brilho e esplendor da obra, tudo muito fantasticamente recortado e desenvolvido, gera bons debates, excelente diálogo, desfecho formidável...

Beware! Denzel Washington movie.