when i saw this movie i hear all the hype and and i hear how people say that denzel deserve the oscar alongside his golden globe and i believe he must have do an outstanding job consider kevin spacey be excellent . i be wrong . i realize that people say this not to anger the african american community ( if they be not african american themselves ) . i always hear complaint on how african american be never nominate and how they should have win . sometimes this be true ( not as much nowadays ) because whoppi goldberg should have win best actress for the color purple and the movie should have win best picture . the only reason this movie be so blow up the way it be and be because people see a movie about the ( semi spoiler ) hardship of an african american during a very racist time period and they automatically label it a a masterpiece . denzel washington be an outstanding actor and but his role in this movie do not affect me whatsoever . i be bore with him in the movie and and his acting here be quite similar to his role in malcolm x but not a good . the audience be suppose to leave believe this man and rubin carter and be a saint . people leave the movie worship this man and this hero and and they go out and buy his book and make this hero of a man rich . spoiler this movie tell the tale of a man who spend the majority of his life in prison mainly for crime he do not commit . of course the crime he do commit ( steal mostly ) be only to survive and nothing more . people felt sorry for him and even though the drug dealer and thief probably amount to a much for the same reason but be look down upon in society . everything in this movie try to portray this man a a saint ( except for the obvious infidelity he have towards his wife and the aggression he show the other man when he meet his wife ) but why wouldn not it after all and it be his point of view . i do not like movie ( especially hollywood interpretation ) that be base on true story because they usually distort the true part into something else and something not so true . this be his point of view and a hollywood construction and yet everyone believe it be the truth unquestionably . well i research his past a bit before make any assumption and and he be a very violent man . not only that and there be still a possibility that he do murder those people . if you do not believe me and search for him on the internet and and read the article some people have of him . the boxing match he claim to have win so easily and be actually win by his opponent joey giardello and there be tape to prove it . besides that and there be many twisted and purposely leave out fact in this movie . the support cast be the nice people i have ever see on the face of the earth and their nice and perfect persona look difficult to keep up . this movie be a hollywood version of yet another unfortunate true story that be still leave to be tell truthfully . denzel acting be stale and and the support cast mickey mouse attitude be annoy . the movie also begin very slow paced and be bore .