Discomfort follows realism

Rating: Null/10 (1 August 2003)

I never expected to see so many people who are so unwilling to believe that this story could be realistic.
I live in Pennsylvania. The KKK marches here often, and skinheads are seen as being chic in my backwoods part of the state. Hate groups flourish here, as they do in California. Nothing about this movie felt false to me - I've seen things like this happen.
The black guys on the basketball court WOULD have walked away, because no black American in his right mind attacks a white man in broad daylight. This is why several of them attacked the house at night.

Finally, the ending was NOT a cheat. Peer pressure could easily have pushed this boy into doing what he did at the end. *Please excuse the confusing language; I'm attempting to avoid spoilers. :) *
I think that most of those who have expressed dislike for this movie have done so because the reality of this film causes discomfort. These people search for any possible flaw to make it seem less real. For me, it seemed all TOO realistic.