United By Hate, Divded By Truth.

Rating: 10/10 (19 June 2012)

Warning: Spoilers.
The film starts out in a quiet suburban neighborhood where Danny Vinyard played by Edward Furlong alerts his older brother Derek Vinyard played by Edward Norton, A white supremacist, that 3 members of The Crips are outside trying to steal his car. Derek gets his gun and kills two of them. The other one, It turns out is there because earlier he lost a basketball game to Derek and wanted to exact payback. Derek is arrested and sent to jail for 3 years.
While in Prison, Derek gets brutally assaulted and raped by other white supremacist's because he was conversing with an African American. He gets a visit from his old High School teacher Mr. Sweeny played by Avery Brooks telling Derek that Danny is starting to act like Derek.
3 Years later Derek is Released and hears the news of Danny having to write a paper on Derek's Incarceration because the previous paper that Danny wrote was praising Adolf Hitler. Danny at first does not want to do this but Derek insist's and tells him not to go the Surpremisist party, which Danny goes to anyway. Derek finds out and beats up his old mentor Cameron played by Stacey Keach and is shunned from the party.
The next morning Derek walks Danny to school. When Danny is done using the Urinal a kid, From which he had a confrontation with the previous day, is there, pulls out a gun and shoots Danny in the Chest , Killing him. Derek holds Danny in his arms and questions why this happened.
This has to be one of the top 10 films of the 1990's that I have seen. Edward Norton's performance is just pure Brilliance, The story is very emotional, Has great Character Development and has a powerful impact on you after you are done watching it. This was recommended to me by my Church youth group leader's Wife and I thank her because It was truly powerful.
Rated R For Graphic Brutal Violence Including Rape, Pervasive Language, Strong Sexuality And Nudity.
1hr 59min/119min.
235 uses of the F-word.
****/****