American History X (1998)
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Fairuza Balk, Beverly D'Angelo, Ethan Suplee
DVD Info
Release:
Apr 6, 1999
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Snap Case
- Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
- Dolby Digital Surround - English
Additional Release Material:
- Trailer - Theatrical
- Deleted Scenes
Interactive Features:
- Interactive Menus
Text/Photo Galleries:
- Filmographies
- Biographies
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Reviews
Any idiot can make us wince at the ugliness of beatings and shootings.
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.
Pesado e incômodo, discute o racismo com inteligência e conta com uma interpretação absolutamente impecável de Edward Norton.
Derrick's journey to hell and the one back are portrayed organically and gradually.
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.
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.
A work of impressive scale and craft and not a movie that's easy to dismiss in the end.
The film works because Norton's performance is so rivetting and uncompromising.
...a violent film on a momentous topic. ...entertaining, to be sure, and thought provoking, yet unsettling, too, and not entirely satisfying.
Con soberbias actuaciones, ejemplifica como el racismo es una de las ideas más huecas y estúpidas que tiene el ser humano
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