I find everyone else's taste to be odd because it's not my taste. Rosenbaum is my favorite critic because I learn something from him in every review. This time I feel he got caught comparing apples and oranges, and consequently failing to give enough credit to a superior film, simply because it's "not as good" as the source book. When I was in high school/college/grad school, "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" was required reading. Is it not the case anymore? It is stunning.