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Derek Vinyard, a skinhead leader of a white-power organization utterly transformed by a spell in prison, was frightening and heartbreaking, angry and serene. I don't think I've ever seen a character in a film with a more believably wide range. In the hands of a less capable actor, Derek would have been a laughable parody, and American History X a heavy-handed disaster. But Derek never descended to stereotype, and X is a penetrating look at the effects of racism and hatred on its adherents. I thought that many scenes were disturbing; not only was the violence brutal, but so was Derek's reaction to killing black men: He smiled with smug satisfaction while the police barked at him as they placed him under arrest. However, while a trifle preachy at times, American History X is a profound, if
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Approximate Word count = 536
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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