An average movie

To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since I have a weak spot for Jamie Bell, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, even though the material was quite strong and even though the damned thing definitely had some potential, I’m afraid it was still missing something though. Eventually, I believe that it was one of these cases when a mini-series would have been probably more suitable for this material. Indeed, this movie focused mostly on Bryon Widner but I wish they could have spent more time on the other characters involved such as Fred Krager, Shareen, Daryle Jenkins or Julie Price. Anyway, it still gave a pretty good look on how toxic such environments can be. In this case, they actually went further as they handled White Supremacy as if it was some kind of disease that could be cured which was an interesting approach, even if I’m not sure if it is actually accurate. On the other hand, any belief system based on hatred is obviously not worth it, for yourself but also anyone else interacting with you. Concerning the actors involved, Jamie Bell gave here a really solid performance as he completely disappeared in this character. It was also interesting how they tried to create empathy towards a rather despicable guy but, in fact, it’s often the issue with movies dealing with this subject. Indeed, they often tend to divide the characters into two groups, the good Nazis and the bad Nazis but the more complex the approach is, the better the end-result usually is and this movie was probably not complex enough, at least, not for my taste. Anyway, to conclude, in spite of its flaws, it was still a decent watch and I think it is worth a look, especially if you are interested in this subject.