Story about a Jewish boy (Ryan Gosling) who becomes a skinhead and is out to kill all Jews when he's older. But his religion keeps pulling at him...
VERY overpraised movie. It's somewhat well-done but I've seen these characters and situation before. And the ending was VERY predictable. Also some of the sound recording was pretty terrible--some sentences were incomprehensible. Also plot motivation was muddy--I'm STILL not sure what the hell Billy Zane and Theresa Russell were doing here. They were good but I never got a firm grip on their characters.
Ryan Gosling is the whole show. He's a wonderful actor. His hatred of Jews (in some of his speeches) seems way too realistic, but his love of his faith comes through too. It's a very tricky role but he pulls it off. This is worth seeing for him.
Just be warned--the anti-Semitism is STRONG (as it should be to make its point). It is necessary, but it made me angry--and I'm not even Jewish! So be prepared to sit through some truly disgusting comments. I almost turned off twice because it really hits hard. But again, it was necessary for the integrity of the film.
VERY overpraised movie. It's somewhat well-done but I've seen these characters and situation before. And the ending was VERY predictable. Also some of the sound recording was pretty terrible--some sentences were incomprehensible. Also plot motivation was muddy--I'm STILL not sure what the hell Billy Zane and Theresa Russell were doing here. They were good but I never got a firm grip on their characters.
Ryan Gosling is the whole show. He's a wonderful actor. His hatred of Jews (in some of his speeches) seems way too realistic, but his love of his faith comes through too. It's a very tricky role but he pulls it off. This is worth seeing for him.
Just be warned--the anti-Semitism is STRONG (as it should be to make its point). It is necessary, but it made me angry--and I'm not even Jewish! So be prepared to sit through some truly disgusting comments. I almost turned off twice because it really hits hard. But again, it was necessary for the integrity of the film.