. intimate and specific . yes and a bit of a cinderella story and but only after many convolute turn and earn it way deeply and deeper into antwone psyche . only superficial viewing can condemn this film a superficial . this be the stuff that heals nation and this be one of our great national story . antwone path to emotional health encompass a whole breadth of family history and the history of slavery and it aftermath . in his first directorial effort and first of many i hope and denzel washington confirm once again and that he have a truly beautiful mind and soul .