Rating
****/*****, or 8/10
Unsettling
and disturbing portrait of an ex neo-nazi (Edward Norton in a
powerful role) who, after seeing the error of his ways when sentenced
to prison, desperately tries to keep his younger brother (Edward
Furlong), who worships him and his former convictions, from going
down the same destructive path. The story being told about how lower
class youths are being corrupted by neo-nazi ideals and the dramatic
effects this has on their own family and any neighbours belonging to
an ethnic minority is displayed in an extremely gripping narrative
which includes downright shocking scenes of violence, most notably a
very suggestive sidewalk murder and a grizzly shower rape, which make
the movie hit you hard but also certainly succeeds in relaying its
anti-radicalisation message. Fantastic debut by Tony Kaye, who since
has fallen into almost total obscurity.
Starring:
Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Avery Brooks
Directed
by Tony Kaye
USA: New
Line Cinema, 1998
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