SnoopyStyle Mike Downey (Andrew Walker) is a white supremacist skinhead. He is arrested for beating up an immigrant as a hate crime. Liberal Jew Danny Dunkelman (David Strathairn) is assigned as his defense lawyer. Mike is a young angry man. Danny is confronted by family and friends. Both struggle to come to terms with their beliefs.This is mostly a two person play. Strathairn is a class act and his greatness is expected. Andrew Walker is equally amazing. As for the play, some parts of it is poignant while other parts feel overwrought. It's walking on a knife's edge. The movie has both types of moments. It can be powerful one moment and fake the next. It's definitely pushing its agenda very hard and it can feel preachy. Some of it feel fake and rubs me the wrong way.

thisgunsays this movie was terrible. the way he changes him from a Neo-Nazi is by acting like a drill Sargent for 5 minutes (in this time the main character is in a trance because evidently he is completely brainwashed!!!! DUHN DUHN DUHN). and somehow that makes him tear up and change his ways. this is just a political agenda to make every one think that racist are just brainwashed drones. just complete bull sh**. has nothing to be with being angry or being confused but i mean they make it so that the main character was literally brain washed. at least thats my opinion, but either way the movie sucks no matter your political beliefs. it was just a gay after school special

strkrz This film I expected to be an excellent indie flick, but what I got was complete disappointment. This movie could have been summed up in 10 minutes, but instead dragged on for an hour and a half. There is at most only 2 scenes worth watching, and even they are nothing new to cinema,have already been seen and done better in other films such as American History X and Romper Stomper. I think the acting may have been OK, but the storyline was weak, and there was nowhere near enough material to make this story last. Overall, I advise that you only recommend this to someone film if you wish to play a cruel practical joke on them, in which case you tell them its a great film and to watch it.

littleprince1977 Powerful, moving... I am so VERY impressed and humbled. From what I saw on your first cut into what I watched tonight, this movie which forced my attention time and again back to watch and refocus on the screen, had such a wonderful progressive movement from that movie into this one. I've jotted down thoughts as I was watching it... most all of these notes are therefore in sequential order but just quick thoughts: Great grab at the beginning, one thinks it's an action movie. The slow effects- spot on- good! Entering into the cell first time -- the grid work shadowing -- wonderful Overall: Music -- oboe, cello, violin, piano....touches a persons heart strings.Sound effects... really hammer home many things; hard, cold, etc. of the prison environment.The first St. Viatteur scene with Muslim and orthodox Jew was good transition.Really well cut re: close in and full shots... especially first meeting and last (e.g., chair breaking) scene. Yes, the tub scene worked with Danial, finally I understood what he was thinking and then he focused on the "Victim Impact Statement".Showing the passing of time... worked well... good angles of the prison- stark, cold.Interior prison scenes: really worked, bars, blocks, sun off the wall.It was very clear at the beginning... the dialog which meant to convey 'try me for me, not for what I believe', etc.Danny and mike "what happened with you today" worked great... it wasn't necessary to know what and why.... leaves the minutiae up to the audience... yet, the frustration is clearly seen... based on prior scenes and what was going on in that one.The window-washing scene... so clearly showed Danny's frustration at so many things but then framed against a "random act of kindness"Very clearly you were able to capture the home and work responses to his work on this case with very little air time.The title grew on me... as it's significance was played up during the course of the movie. ALL scenes carried a very nice juxtapositions between Dan/mike Great scenes to close with... jail vs. free ... yet both were in their own prisons.And the end provided hope for them and for us. Wonderful Work.