Movie #315 ........................."The Believer"

Movie #315 "The Believer" is about a jew who happens to become a white supremicist and it's clockwork orange-tough to watch.........because there's so much violence from Ryan Gosling to everyone else in the film ---- he's generally a likable character, no matter what he plays (like Lars and the Real Girl) even a teach drug-head, but this was a bit too much. The film was just one violent scene after another --- if he wasn't kicking people, he was ranting and raving about how jews are secondary -------- which is ironic since he is one. Anyway, the film does do a good job to show that inner struggle, which develops into a pretty powerful ending. But the rest is too tough to recommend to watch.






DONNA's rating: 3.0 stars
Average of 182,694 ratings: 3.5 stars
The Believer
2001R99 minutes
Danny Balint (Ryan Gosling), a young Jewish man from New York City, is struggling with the conflict between his beliefs and his heritage and eventually joins a neo-Nazi organization, rising up the ranks to become a leader in the white supremacy movement. Director Henry Bean's gripping drama, which won the 2001 Jury Prize at Sundance, is a psychological examination into the forces of intolerance, both on the individual and society as a whole.

Cast:Ryan Gosling, Summer Phoenix, Theresa Russell, Billy Zane, A.D. Miles, Joshua Harto, Glenn Fitzgerald, Garret Dillahunt, Kris Eivers, Joel GarlandDirector:Henry BeanGenres:Drama, Indie Dramas, Social Issue Dramas, Lionsgate Home EntertainmentThis movie is:Suspenseful, Dark, Controversial, ViolentFormat:D