sobering in its subject matter, logical in its simplicity

Rating: Null/10 (30 November 1998)

To tell you the truth, I am surprised that a movie as powerful and sobering as this and dealing with the subject matter that it does, is done by a studio. It's intricate in its protrayal of white supremecy and the form of the plot is masterfully done, as is the acting, and cinematography. But for all its power and logic, there are intricacies which get overlooked. The dialogue, for instance is somewhat unrealistic in its blatant disregard for subtlety. I think when the director and writer were looking over the subject matter they tried to make it very blatant, but at the same time inadvertently forced the dialogue to become a say-all for what was going on in the story or scene. Unlike most people I think Edward Furlong did a wonderful job playing Danny and it was the script that called for the quick change of attitude. I really think the director and writer show budding talent, but that talent needs to be refined more. Still, this movie should at least be nominated for best picture along with Edward Norton being nominated for best actor.