It's a stunner.

Rating: 9/10 (1 March 2000)

Wow! A gripping, moving, frightening film that caught and held my attention throughout. It's intelligently directed by Tony Kaye, and beautifully shot. Edward Norton produces an outstanding performance as Derek, and Edward Furlong creates a believable and likeable-in-spite-of-his-mixed-up-politics little brother. I rated this film 9/10, and the only thing keeping it from 10/10 was the script, which occasionally gets a little preachy, and at times I was aware that the characters were functioning as a mechanism to try and educate me, the viewer, not talking to each other. Norton was up last year for an Academy Award for his portrayal of Derek here...why wasn't this film up for a Best Picture award? It's a stunner.