Edward Norton famously turned down a role in Saving Private Ryan because he was fully committed to making American History X (1998), a decision that says a lot about where his priorities were at the time. American History X is a raw and unsettling drama about Derek Vinyard, a former neo-Nazi trying to pull his younger brother away from the same path of hate after serving time in prison. Norton’s performance is intense and transformative, both physically and emotionally, and it carries the film,