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This charismatic young actor has the challenge of conveying the seesawing moods of a bright, angry young man scarred by childhood rejection and abuse, whose streak of hotheadedness threatens to get him bounced out of the Navy. Washington's best work as a screen actor. Virtually all the performances, down to the smallest role, exhibit the same mixture of detailed refinement and raw honesty that characterize Mr. But the most remarkable aspect of his behind-the-camera debut is his brilliantly surefooted handling of actors. Washington shows a confident grasp of cinematic narrative in a hearty meat-and-potatoes style. The directorial debut of Denzel Washington, who portrays that psychiatrist, ''Antwone Fisher'' is an archetypal male weepie in the tradition of ''Good Will Hunting,'' which it strongly resembles but finally surpasses. If the inspirational ending slaps two too many synthetic cherries on the sundae, the movie still induces the sort of catharsis that leaves you feeling released, enlightened and in deeper touch with humanity. ''Antwone Fisher,'' the story of a troubled young African-American sailor whose sessions with a Navy psychiatrist prod him to embark on a scary but ultimately healing journey of self-discovery, is a movie so profoundly in touch with its own feelings that it transcends its formulaic tics. But when was the last time those Pavlovian responses were connected to a lode of emotional truth volatile enough to resonate long after the movie was over?