A great description of an important theme!

Rating: 10/10 (4 September 1999)

I'm stunned. This must be the best drama I've ever seen! I though of this movie for days after seeing it. Every time I came to the same conclusion. This can't be done better! I believe that this film really describes how the neo- Nazi ideology works. One man is a leader type. He is coward, cunning, eloquent and always very careful, keeping himself in the background. Seth, played by Ethan Suplee, is this person. We see how he manipulate young and easy impressionable boys and girls and builds up a hate within them. Derek Vinyard, a intelligent young man, became a neo- Nazi because of something happening to him in the past. It is scary to see how a smart kid like him can develop such attitudes and values because of one event. And that his brother, Danny, looks up to him so much that he will do anything to get his approval.
The plot and acting is magnificent! Edward Norton dives into his role and plays it so well it's scary! He makes the scene where he does the killing so real that it hurts to watch. The expression in his face when he is arrested is nothing but the best acting I've ever seen. Edward Furlong plays his confused and indifferent younger brother. He too is playing his role well. The movie puts an important theme up to debate, racism and neo- Nazism. It shows us how easy we can be manipulated to do horrible things and what the consequences can be.
A great description of an important theme! 10 out of 10 stars.