It's sad that such magnetic acting goes overlooked

Rating: 9/10 (20 June 2010)

A friend of mine in high school recommended this to me years ago. I watched it at his house, having never heard of it before. Now, I was blown away by Norton's performance in Primal Fear but I thought he outdid himself as Derek in American History X
Now, I consider myself a great and avid lover of film today but at that time was only familiar with more commercial fare that studios throw tens if not hundreds of millions of dollars into. I just find it unfortunate that regardless of his Oscar nomination, the movie itself reportedly only grossed around $10 million at the box office, meaning it probably got a limited release. If I remember correctly, Scarface was also a bust at the box office. Also, this years Oscar winner for best picture (The Hurt Locker) only had a limited release in theaters and reportedly grossed the least amount in history for a best picture win at the Oscars. It's a shame that these talents get overlooked by the majority of the population.