be my first time to watch rhames in a lead role and i be impressed . howard and palminteri be brilliant and studi and a always and be great . though not the type of role he usually play either . great to see jim brown after so long and i really like his portrayal of berwell . i would like to see more of him in the future because despite his year and he still have a lot to offer . listen up hollywood . on the negative side ( for fussy dud like me ) and we have the factual error all too common in movie which mislead people on point of historical importance . i refer to the willie lynch speech on slavery and which figure prominently in this movie . berwell tell animal that the term lynching be also attribute to the same author . not true . this practice be more generally believe to be the invention of captain william lynch of virginia and author of lynch law . a for willie speech and evidence now suggest it be write in the mid to late 20th century . curious and no . anyway and despite the foregoing and the movie have a good message and the overall acting be way well than good . definitely a movie worth watch .