American History X (1998) Movie Reviews

FSUNoles27TS 11/21/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
4/4 

Edward Nortons best performance and most controversial film. There are tons of message in this movie that speak to people not only when it was made, but still speaks today.

aclockworkPsycho 10/04/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
4/4 

Super fantastic film. Edward Norton has never been better at playing a redeemed neo - Nazi trying to keep his brother from following the same path that he did. Norton got a Oscar nomination for this fil and I am still angry he didn't get the statue for this. Very good filmmaking. By the way. What happened to Edward Furlong's career? He was good in this

dukeakasmudge 09/25/2011 (0 of 1 found this helpful)

Rating of
1/4 

Something to watch

Snoogans 09/17/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
3.5/4 

Handles the the provocativeness of it's subject with the right dramatic sense and delivers some unforgettable moments. One of Norton's best performances.

Bri 11/16/2010 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
4/4 

You can't rave enough about Edward Norton's performance in this film, but you will NOT want to go back and watch a second time.

mitchellyoung 09/16/2010 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
3.5/4 

Edward Norton owns this film and should have won Best Actor for it. It's both a horrifying and redemptive picture of racism and forgiveness.

PsychoKing1227 04/09/2010 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
3.5/4 

A gritty, violent, though poignant exploration of human nature and racism, "American History X" is one of those films that sticks with you for a long time. A great amount of time and effort went in to explore the nature of these characters and the depths to which even the most strengthened belief, albeit a morally wrong one, can lead to redemptive thoughts and bring to pass even the greatest amount of forgiveness in yourself, and sometimes, even the worst realizations. A must-see for movie fans.

art 05/25/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
4/4 

My favorite performance by Ed Norton to date. Powerful story. That curb scene will forever be permanently etched in my mind.

sapien 02/10/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
3.5/4 

This is probably my favorite Ed Norton movie. I really like it when the political mixes with the entertaining and everything comes out good. This is a great movie about redemption of the highest kind.

fake_username 02/26/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
1/4 

Mundane ideology that dismisses everything that's not completely liberal. Not to mention that the directing is horrid. Many movies deal with this subject matter in a more intelligent and meaningful way.