I'm the most dangerous man in this prison. You know why? 'Cause I control the underwear.

Rating: 8/10 (5 June 2010)

Edward Norton and Edward Furlong, play two brothers. Norton is the older brother, Derek and Furlong played the younger brother, Danny. Their father is murdered. The cast is first rate with Beverly D'Angelo playing their mother, Doris. The story about the two brothers is that is a convicted ex-con who killed two African American men while they were robbing their family home. He gets sentenced to 3 years at Chino prison where he learns to change his racist point of view.
The movie is quite powerful and not for children. The black and white scenes are the past and the present is in color. The scene in the prison shower is not an easy one to watch neither is the killing scene. The director shows the ugliness of hate in the family home and in the community. They have a great cast like Avery Brooks, Stacy Keach, William Russ, Jennifer Lien. It's a sad story! It's a movie that will make you think about things.
I think Elliott Gould also gave a great performance. The film still packs a punch twenty years later and beyond. Perhaps times hasn't changed as much.