Half American History X

Rating: 6/10 (30 October 2011)

Brazilian's synopsis made me have a wrong idea about this film. Based on that, one expects it to be a deeply analysis of a prisoner's life. Sadly, this film is situated in jail for only some few minutes, I believe less than half an hour, which frustrated me. The whole concept is very interesting, a neo-nazi skinhead realizes all the prejudices he believed in are completely junk. I thought Derek (Edward Norton) would become good friends with some black guys and understand they're all the same, but he just shares a laugh or two with one black guy and that's it, no big thing. Also, I found Norton's acting to be kinda weak, specially when he's "crying" in the last minutes. He "cries" and not a single tear falls from his eyes.
All in all, I believe this is a good concept with a not so rich execution. If you want to see a strong film about prejudice and racism, watch "A Time To Kill".