Very Disappointing

Rating: 3/10 (23 January 2000)

To everyone who has raved about this movie. I challenge you to look up the facts about the case, and by that I mean, not just Rubin Carter's version of the story. Carter was a much more complex man than the story shows. That isn't saying much, since every single character is completely one dimensional.
We as an audience would have been much better served, if he would have been portrayed as a real person, instead of a saint. Every possible negative was left out, leaving us with an unrealistic, one sided, portrait of human nature.
From the boxing matches, to the final verdict, the movie twists the truth for "dramatic" purposes. I think maybe that means the movie going public can't be counted on to shell out dollars for a more honest, less palatable story?
As a side note, the most ridiculous character is that of the villain. There is one scene where he pops up almost like the bad guy in a Scooby Doo episode. Just pretend the "Canadians" are those "kids".
What could have been potentially great, rings hollow.
Go rent Raging Bull.