what an intense incredible movie!

Rating: 10/10 (2 August 1999)

I haven't been able to stop watching this movie. The intensity and graphic depiction of "real America" are stunning. I haven't felt this way since Boyz in the Hood came out. The honest depictions of how life really is makes it seem so much clearer. Edward Norton is not only convincing in his brutality but also in his humanity and he earns a viewers sympathy for his character. This movie doesn't take an easy way out and for that I am thankful, the movie wouldn't have been as intense and truthful if it had. Any movie that makes me think and examine the way I look at things and the way I react to others is a winner in my book.