American History X

American History X (1998) starring Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Fairuza Balk, Beverly D'Angelo, Avery Brooks, Stacy Keach, Jennifer Lien, Elliot Gould. A neo-Nazi skinhead racist (Norton) kills two blacks, and ends up sentenced to prison. Surprisingly, doing time turns his head around, and after being released three years later, he decides that he wants out of the white-supremacist movement. His first priority: trying to prevent his little brother (Furlong) from following in his footsteps. This is an intense movie, filled with racist rhetoric, and the script seems loosely stitched together. But it was fascinating to watch, especially with former Star Trek franchise stars Brooks and Lien in the cast. (Subtitles in English are available for the hearing-impaired.) Grade: B+