American History X (1999)
UK THEATRICAL RELEASE: Mar 26th 1999 TOTAL FILM REVIEW
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Lurking beneath the apocalyptic visual finesse of ad-director Tony Kaye's first feature lies a central challenge: where does racism come from? More specifically, at what point does the standard "Takin'-our-women-and-jobs..." bonehead cabbie-chat ignite into something more organised and sinister? But Kaye and screenwriter David McKenna adopt such a concise approach to an already discussed-to-bits issue that, in the end, the tale almost becomes smothered by the telling.
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1: hawk6363 says
only 3 stars, deserves more than this. Norton played the role really well and the film gave a tear to my eye
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2: Sarah George says
Poignant. Edward Norton plays it brilliantly.
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