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Review
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Deeply flawed film-- some sequences are utterly
implausible-- about neo-Nazi skin head Derek Vinyard (Edward
Norton) and his influence on younger brotehr Danny
(Terminator star Edward Furlong). Derek shoots three blacks
who break into his car one evening and serves 3 years in
jail. He comes out a changed man, but his history is still
catching up to him. But why would we believe that, after
attacking Cameron Alexander, his spiritual guru when he was
a Neo-Nazi, that he would be willing to infiltrate them for
the police? And wouldn't a condition of his parole be that
he couldn't hang around with people with criminal records?
Every line in this movie is delivered as if the actor just
thought of it at that moment, as when Derek accuses Cameron
of turning in some of his followers. And the reason
supplied for Derek's change of heart-- a black prisoner
helps keep him safe in prision-- is preposterously
delivered. I'm not saying it wouldn't be possible-- just
that the way the movie presents it seems hokey.
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