if this movie be about a fictional character and the movie could stand on it own and be judge objectively . unfortunately for the viewer and the movie be base on fact that be shade very unfairly toward ruben carter . many of the small fact be disregard ( carter be not number one contender at the time of the murder and there be no proof at all that he save a friend from a child molester in his youth ) and but some of the large fact and like apparently be rob of a decision to joey giardello because of racist judge and be inexcusable to those of u who have see the fight on tape and and completely disrespectful to giardello . why hollywood feel the need to make a hero out of someone who and at best and be in trouble and around trouble much more than any normal person should be ( be arrest multiple time for beat woman ) be strange to me . ruben carter be never and by view his action in the 60 and even now and when he refuse to speak to his son and a person that people can look up to . everyone know that jewison can direct and and washington can act and but why they choose this story a their vehicle be beyond me . be hollywood so much in need of a black hero that they need to bend the truth in all of their bio pic to make them believable . ( heres a suggestion how about denzel play a movie about himself . now thats inspirational ) base on all of the inaccuracy in the movie and i would suggest pass on this one .