antwone fisher be the story of a young emotionally troubled u. s. navy seaman . his problem lead him to jerome davenport and a psychiatrist who help him realize that his trouble stem from his childhood upbringing . get ready to shed a tear or two . the movie could thaw the cold heart . i love the story and which turn from something so very awful to happen to anyone into a positive end . antwone fisher be a powerful movie and most importantly about forgiveness . other important issue that get you think be child abuse and adoption and and foster care . oscar winner and denzel washington do an impressive job in his directorial debut . there be many scene which i enjoy watch . they include the beginning ( dream of a little boy check out the gigantic sized pancake . ) and the end ( dream turn into reality ) and which beautifully tie the story together . another wonderful scene occur when the doctor encourage antwone to search for his family to find answer to his question about his family that abandon him . my favorite scene happen when the young man finally confront his mother and her reaction towards him . priceless . all the actor represent their part well . in addition to directorial responsibility and mr. washington continue to show why he win an oscar award and be successful in all his acting role . he have a strong presence in this movie . actor and derek luke demonstrate why he be so right for the part of antwone fisher . he portray very real and heart tugging work . joy bryant who play the part of cheryl and antwone love interest and resemble a ray of sunshine on the screen . the chemistry flow well between the romantic character . novella nelson who play the part of mrs. tate and a despicable character and deserve special mention . although we only see her for a few minute and the actress who play fisher mother give an outstanding performance . everyone should see antwone fisher .