Antwone Fisher (Blu-ray) PG-13
Antwone Fisher is at war... with himself.
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Blu-ray Details
- Rated: PG-13
- Run Time: 2 hours
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: May 12, 2009
- Originally Released: 2002
- Label: 20Th Century Studios
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Derek Luke & Denzel Washington | |
Performer: | Joy Bryant & Salli Richardson | |
Directed by | Denzel Washington | |
Screenwriting by | Antwone Fisher | |
Composition by | Mychael Danna | |
Cameo: | James Brolin | |
Produced by | Randa Haines, Denzel Washington & Todd Black | |
Director of Photography: | Philippe Rousselot | |
Executive Production by | Nancy Paloian |
Entertainment Reviews:
...Stately and thought-provoking...
Sight and Sound
Rating: 1/5 --
A mind-numbing, soul-deadeningly dull experience, it is a miracle of mediocrity, a small wonder: how can anything be quite this tedious?
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BBC.com
Rating: 5/5 --
a very powerful drama that doesn't just tug at the heartstrings, but yanks them hard
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Fat Guys at the Movies
Rating: 4/5 --
Devastating story of abuse based on real life.
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Common Sense Media
...[Featuring] a vibrant acting debut by Derek Luke....The young actor has great presence on screen....He makes Antwone's stillness, his sweetness and his violence equally believable and compelling...
Los Angeles Times
Rating: 3.5/4 --
For his directorial debut, Denzel Washington (has made) a haunting and resonant film covered with a potent Southern Gothic chill.
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Midwest Film Journal
Rating: 3/4 --
Soupy and sentimental, but with an underlying belief in itself that keeps the rhythm constant and just about manages to reach the gut.
UK Critic
Product Description:
The true story of ANTWONE FISHER tracks a remarkable young man on the path to recovery from physical and sexual abuse. Antwone Fisher (Derek Luke) is a young Navy sailor who is on verge of getting booted from the military because of his volatile temper when he is ordered to mandatory sessions with psychiatrist Dr. Jerome Davenport (Denzel Washington). After a few strained sessions, Fisher navigates through difficult memories of his Cleveland childhood, mostly of life with a vicious foster mother (Novella Nelson) who beats him on a regular basis (and refers to him not by name, but by the n-word) and a foster sister who violates him sexually. Fisher and Davenport form a father-son bond (Fisher even adopts the doctor's wife [Salli Richardson] as a kind of surrogate Mom). And eventually he finds the strength to work through his anger and the courage to forge his first romantic relationship with Cheryl (Joy Bryant).
Writer Antwone Fisher, making his screenplay debut, achieves an encouraging view of human nature with this story, and first-time director Washington molds it into a film that ranks with GOOD WILL HUNTING and ORDINARY PEOPLE. Washington demonstrates his ease with actors by drumming up rich emotional intimacy, not without naturally humorous and awkward moments. Vivid, painterly images and the yearning melodies of composer Mychael Danna complete the artistry of the film.
Writer Antwone Fisher, making his screenplay debut, achieves an encouraging view of human nature with this story, and first-time director Washington molds it into a film that ranks with GOOD WILL HUNTING and ORDINARY PEOPLE. Washington demonstrates his ease with actors by drumming up rich emotional intimacy, not without naturally humorous and awkward moments. Vivid, painterly images and the yearning melodies of composer Mychael Danna complete the artistry of the film.