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Wick 66 Trust Points Read Full Review » Trust This Reviewer WikChip - Empty Created Jan 05, 2008 06:14PM PST Edited Jul 06, 2015 12:24AM PST	Great 4.0 Anti-denigration: The Great Debaters teaches us the root of 'denigration' and much more, especially how Wiley College… More »	Very Good 3.5 Playing a flamboyantly verbal character, Denzel perhaps goes a bit over the top in his performance. But being a truly … More »	Really Great 4.5 Outstanding production, if a bit overly dramatic in its quiet moments. Oprah Winfrey and her fellow producers have cre… More »	Risqué 1.8 Mature 'tweens and up should see this movie for its depiction of the best and the worst of relatively recent American h… More »	Glib 1.2 Harvard substitutes for USC: as I often say "Based on real events is Hollywoodspeak for bring on the dancing girls." O… More »
BrianSez 17 Trust Points Read Full Review » Trust This Reviewer WikChip - Empty Created Jul 25, 2010 04:15PM PST Edited Jul 25, 2010 04:15PM PST	Great 4.0 A great â€˜night with the kidsâ€™ movie with an uplifting tale about the driven and dedicated debaters from Wiley colle… More »	Really Great 4.5 Denzel Washington and Forest Whitaker add the big guns and top of the line acting to a very well executed albeit lesser… More »	Great 4.0	Tame 1.4	Glib 1.3
Kelsey 16 Trust Points Read Full Review » Trust This Reviewer WikChip - Empty Created Jan 29, 2008 04:03PM PST Edited Jan 29, 2008 04:03PM PST	Great 4.0 The Great Debaters takes place in 1930â€™s Texas is based on the true story of Melvin B. Tonson, the professor and advi… More »	Great 4.0 Denzel Washington does a terrific job as the strict, controversial, yet very influential teacher and coach. The injusti… More »	Great 4.0 The Great Debaters is a very intelligent film that explores the value of knowledge among young people. It shows what en… More »	Sordid 2.6 The most chilling scene in the film comes when Melvin is driving the team to their next competition. It is late at nigh… More »	Natural 1.0 The film is based on a true story and including the lives of actual people so it is pretty realistic. Some of the detai… More »

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