Norton's finest performance.

Rating: 8/10 (5 May 2008)

Any fan of Ed Norton will show us how he left his mark on the movie world with his blistering performance as the lost, confused but yet at the same time intelligent and articulate Derek Vineyard. Norton immerses him-self so well within the role that you forget the past measly characters he has done and focus on this muscle bound skin-head before you! The film is shot beautifully and told through black and white flashbacks which let us into the world on Derek and Danny as we see the traumatic events that shape and change their lives forever and not to mention the beyond repair damage that they go through. Although the film might be basic, it has a very hard hitting message about hate , no matter what colour or background it comes from but still leaves us with no easy answers or comfortable conclusions. This movie truly must be a top one to watch for people who don't normally watch movies anyhow let alone be on the top 100 films to watch before I die list. All performance from Norton to Furlong even to Suplee were nothing short of excellent not to mention the score which is superb from Anne Dudley. Truly AHX is a movie not just race but about misplaced anger, rage and frustration which affects people from all different backgrounds and that is shown in this film wonderfully.
American HISTORY X - 8.9 OUT OF 10
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