Awesome

Rating: 9/10 (28 December 2005)

This was an awesome, almost mind-blowing movie. Until I saw this movie on a late night re-run recently on cable, I was always thinking that Edward Norton was overrated and he irritated me in some movies like The Italian Caper. This should have gotten him an Oscar nomination at least (for what it's worth). Maybe it did. Edward Furlong was also superb in a supporting role. I don't see him in movies recently, and I wondered what happened to him? I have a tough time enjoying child actors with big parts in the movies generally, but Furlong in Terminator 2 was one of the very few that seemed really natural and didn't grate. That guy has talent, not just another pretty face.
Back to the movie itself, this was a powerful depiction of the scary force and pull of the hatred between races movement. By following the evolution of Edward Norton's character and the resulting circumstances, people around him, the movie was not sermonial, but extremely persuasive and compelling in showing us the consequences of this never ending cycle of rage.
Which should not be inevitable.
Awesome movie.