Cast: Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, Jurnee Smollett, Nate Parker, Denzel Whitaker and Kimberly Elise
Director: Denzel Washington
Studio Synopsis: Prof. Melvin Tolson (Denzel Washington), a brilliant but volatile debate team coach, uses the power of words to shape a group of underdog students from a small African American college in the deep south into a historically elite debate team. A controversial figure, Prof. Tolson challenged the social mores of the time and was under constant fire for his unconventional and ferocious teaching methods as well as his radical political views. In their pursuit for excellence, Tolson's debate team receives a groundbreaking invitation to debate Harvard University's championship team.
Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 124 minutes
Official Web site: http://thegreatdebatersmovie.com/
Trailer: http://www.apple.com/trailers/weinstein/thegreatdebaters/

The Verdict:
See Hollywood.com (3 out of 4 stars)

Reviews:
Hollywood.com (3 out of 4 stars)
Metromix South Florida (3 out of 5 stars)
The Miami Herald (2 1/2 out of 4 stars)
The Palm Beach Post (B)
The Sun-Sentinel (2 1/2 out of 4 stars)