An Important Movie

Rating: 8/10 (18 March 1999)

'American History X' is without a doubt one of the best and most important movies I have seen the last year. It is thought provoking, superbly written, superbly directed, and not to mention the brilliant acting by Edward Norton and Edward Furlong. Some scenes are very shocking, but they need to be there. Having seen this movie another neo-Nazi movie immediately springs to mind: the Australian 'Romper Stomper' (1992). I think that 'American History X' is the best of the two since it is more analyzing and less violent, and the acting is much better (not to say that the cast of 'Romper Stomper' is bad though). Norton is without a doubt the best actor right now, and Furlong is certainly almost as good.