I saw this movie at the theater and was mesmerized. Although debate has undergone a metamorphis since 1935, it is still a great film. Of course, it helps to know something about debate, or at least have a rudimentary knowledge of it. There are many types of debate, but it probably closely resembles the Lincoln-Douglas format, although it uses two debaters in the competition, which resembles policy debate. They are not debating policy, but a topic, and though most of the debate takes place in a small Texas black college against the prestigious Harvard Debate team, it is a great film. Denzil Washington and oscar winner Whitaker are incredible. I have long been a fan of Denzil who has piled up several oscars himself, I was fascinated by Whitaker who seems to be able to stretch hmself as an actor. If you haven't seen this movie, you need to rush out and see it.



Merl McBee