Amazing film, especially thanks to the wonderful performance by Edward Norton

Rating: 9/10 (7 September 2000)

I didn't really know what to expect when I saw this film because some critics loved it and some truly hated it. I was amazed: it was certainly one of the best films I saw that year. The plot is a gripping tale about redemption and brotherhood. The director Tony Kaye does an excellent job for his first film. But the best thing about this film is the breathtaking performance by Edward Norton, as an ex-neonazi who gets out of jail and tries to stop his younger brother (very well portrayed by Edward Furlong) from imitating him. Norton totally deserved his Oscar nomination and would probably have won if he had been a bigger star at the time. The film in it's self is a gripping and pessimistic tale which perfectly deserves it's position in the top 250.