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Rating: Null/10 (19 March 2013)

I thought this film was alright. While the acting was good, I don't feel like enough of the story was explored, leaving much to be desired.
His time in prison and protection by his black friend wasn't really detailed. They neither showed his black friend directly defending him or even having a direct influence on his safety. This detracted from the movie and should have been detailed a bit more completely.
In addition, I don't feel like such a drastic change in attitude and behavior could have occurred from merely the events that happened in this film. Racism is deeply ingrained and I feel much bigger things would have been required for views to change - something which wasn't explored.
Finally, I feel one of the reasons this movie gained so much acclaim was the surprised ending death of his brother. Also, something which was neither fully explored nor explained.