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06/24/06
American History X (1998)
83 %
Reviews Counted: 71 Fresh: 59 Rotten:12 Average Rating: 7.2/10
Consensus:
A compelling and provocative story led by an excellent performance by Edward Norton.
Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins
Synopsis: Edward Norton gives an impassioned performance as Derek Vinyard, a Southern Californian skinhead who must do time after committing a hateful murder. Once in jail, his mind opens and he sees the error of his ways. Upon reentering the real world, he must now turn his attentions to his younger... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Fairuza Balk, Beverly D'Angelo, Ethan Suplee
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Top Critic
A work of impressive scale and craft and not a movie that's easy to dismiss in the end.
03/03/02
The film's most incongruous and embarrassing scene is a black-on-white basketball game: shot like a Nike ad, it trivialises the subject.
01/01/00
Top Critic
Any idiot can make us wince at the ugliness of beatings and shootings.
07/23/07
Well-intentioned and well-acted but unconvicning, this saga provides an instructive example to the simplistic approach taken by movies when tackling the social problem of racism.
02/26/06
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07/21/05
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04/09/05
Pesado e incômodo, discute o racismo com inteligência e conta com uma interpretação absolutamente impecável de Edward Norton.
08/29/04
Derrick's journey to hell and the one back are portrayed organically and gradually.
12/08/02
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10/15/02
The problem is that Kaye, who's used to selling cars on TV, shoots Derek the Hater as lovingly as he would a new Volkswagen.
10/07/02
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09/10/02
What partly redeems American History X from its most preachy excesses -- and makes it worth seeing -- is a brilliant, career-high performance by actor Edward Norton.
04/12/02
The film works because Norton's performance is so rivetting and uncompromising.
01/15/02
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