Absolutely brutal

Rating: 8/10 (19 April 2016)

Any film that engages with issues as sensitive as neo-Nazism and racism have to either go hard or go home. American History X definitely goes hard. It is absolutely relentless in its depictions of violence. It forces the viewer to confront the harsh realities of experiencing racial abuse as a black person. There's no hiding from it in this film.
Edward Norton was great in the lead role. Whilst his character is initially a disgusting man, his transformation and story arc were believable. That being said, I don't think that Edward Furlong was anything special.
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