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Norton plays Derek Vinyard, a young guy who has taken his
father's dislike of other races to an extreme and rather than
just mouthing off, as his Dad did before his murder, react
with unprovoked savagery towards them.
As the street leader of the neo-Nazis, Norton is nothing
short of brilliant. He's hard looking, warped, unafraid to
commit violence and eager to further the mindless teachings
of his chief, played to want-to-punch-his-lights-out perfection
by Stacy Keach.
Keach is a middle-brain-level, self-appointed genius who
reckons he can control people through his own cowardly brand
of hate. You know, the trust-me-I'm-a-good-sort slimeball
who melts at the threat of independent thought and anyone
with guts.
The history on offer is following the cocky Norton through
a murder charge, his jail sentence and eventual transformation
in an effort to save his young brother Danny (Edward Furlong)
from following the same self-defeating path.
American History X is the tertiary-level Romper
Stomper and is a highly charged examination of how hate
can be disastrously dangerous.
Conclusion: Movie: 90% DVD Extras:
60%
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