A real eye-opener about hate and racism

Rating: Null/10 (12 July 1999)

"American History X" is very disturbing, but offends just about everyone. It delivers a very convicting message that life is too short for hate and that racism is wrong. Edward Norton turns in a very strong performance as a former skinhead who gets his act together after doing some time in prison for a racially motivated hate crime. After his release, he must prevent his younger brother (Edward Furlong) from following in the same path. The black and white flashbacks answers plenty of questions as to how and why these events occurred. Some of the offending scenes include the brutal murders of two black men, the liquor store raid and the graphic rape in prison (likely to be cut for TV). My evaluation: ***1/2 out of ****.