Flawed movie score a home-run after all

Rating: Null/10 (2 November 1999)

* * * (3 out of 5)
American History X Directed by : Tony Kaye, 1999
Very flawed and underdeveloped yet believable and haunting depiction of racial hatred and white supremacy. Allegedly Tony Kaye dis-owned the movie after lead actor Edward Norton had it re-edited to lengthen his own screentime. Funnily enough - to me - this only talks in Norton`s favor as far as his craft is concerned because his performance is nothing short of brilliant and so harrowingly powerful that it alone evokes needed emotions and glues large screenplay holes together. In more occasions than one, scenes are clearly missing and we are left with what could have been; a daring and controversial movie that cannot cover all the bases yet still scores a home-run that sticks in your mind.