Brilliant story makes brilliant movie

Rating: 10/10 (19 July 2003)

This movie is one of my all time favourites. Denzel Washington should have won his academy award for this movie. I think he even hinted that in his award acceptance speech the following year, when he said something like he thought he had done better work.
The other actor who is brilliant is Rod Steiger as Judge Sarokin. I loved his voice inflexions and the way he used to nod and write down points during the appeal. And then in his summing up, when it seems to be going badly, and then he says "Nevertheless" ....
Absolutely superb.