American History X

Synopsis: Derek Vinyard (Edward Norton), the charismatic leader of a group of young white supremacists, lands in prison for a brutal, hate-driven murder. Upon his release, ashamed of his past and pledging to reform, Derek realizes he must save his younger brother, Danny (Edward Furlong), from a similar fate. A groundbreaking controverisal drama about the tragic consequences of racism in a family.

Rating: R

Run Time: 1 hour 59 minutes

Director: Tony Kaye

Dvd Extra's: Deleted Scenes, Original Theatrical Trailer, Cast and crew biographies and filmographies, Interactive menus.

Nudity Factor: Movie opens with a sex scene that you see breats, prison rape scene that shows full male nudity.

Of Note: This film uses the word "fuck" 205 times

Trailer: Windows Media Player Click Here

Review by: Jason James Rating:

I have several mixed feeling about this movie. First off I think the story and material are great. I think it shows quickly how fast racial tensions can escalate. It also shows how they can begin and the results of them in the end. My problem with the movie is they made a story that was great but didn't spend much time on the details. Like for instance his gun in the opening gun fight seems to have an endless amount of bullets and the fact that he was able to run into and disturb a murder scene. One thing that I really liked was the use of black and white as a way to present flashbacks. This was an excellent way to make it clear when the story was going back to a flashback and when the movie was in present time. I just couldn't get over several of the details that seemed to be forgotten or just plain out the director didn't care about. I enjoyed the movie otherwise and think it is worth a watch.