Outstanding and Moving Film

Rating: Null/10 (19 September 2000)

I started watching this film with unknown expectation as I knew little about Rubin and his plight. This film stirred my emotions and has heightened my praise for Denzel. I watched an interview with Rubin Carter on the DVD and could see Denzel as the exact person this man is. He played the role with an intensity that 'made him' Rubin. This is an outstanding film and Denzel definitely deserved the Golden Globe and I believe more. The idea that a man who is innocent decides to live as a free man in prison the way he did, showed courage and integrity in his belief. I recommend this film to everyone and anyone, it should be shown to anyone who is studying the civil rights movement, school children and the like. I give this a 9/10 - A must see Film!