One of the best movies I've seen in months

Rating: 10/10 (15 May 1999)

American History X was really good. One of the best movies I've seen in months. Very impressive. Very confrontational too. The party was really disgusting. It had a good, well written story. Great screenplay and cinematography with useful use of color for the flashbacks. The score was beautiful. Brilliant acting by Edward Norton. His Oscar nomination was very well deserved. The development of the character he played is one of the best I've ever seen. There were some very disturbing scenes like the pavement side scene. Which became especially gross when Danny told about the sound that action made. I'm still shivering thinking of it. The scene of Derek running to the school was moving and one of the best scenes in the movie. The scenes in the prison were also very powerful. This movie leaves you with some stuff to ponder on and that's always a good sign if a movie accomplishes that.