A shocking but unexpectedly interesting film

Rating: 8/10 (25 December 2013)

I don't know what I expected when I stuck this in the DVD player this evening. I didn't know much about the film, only that it was related to racism. I found the brainwashing of Derek and Danny completely shocking, and the scene with the pavement chilled me to the bone, especially the look on Derek's face after the deed was done.
Something I am not quite sure of is why Danny, having seen something so awful, would decide to go down the same route as his brother. I guess it was the only route he could see, but it just didn't quite stack up.
Probably more shocking was Derek's turnaround in prison. I didn't expect that really. The shower scene was just so awful, but I am still surprised that he changed his views after being such a hard line racist previously.
Think I expected the white supremacists to go after Derek's family, so the ending was a surprise. An unexpectedly powerful film, lots of shocks, great acting, lived the black and white filming for the past, ed Norton was superb, and refreshingly unpredictable.