"Based on true events," usually means a good story. This film is no exception to that. I'm not a Radcliffe fan as an actor, but he does a credible job of acting in this film. It's worth viewing.

This film deals with a very pertinent and rabidly current subject matter, at a time when populist nationalism appears to be in vogue in American politics like never before. It features good actors, has an interesting soundtrack and a reasonable budget. And yet, in spite of these promising prospects, the result could not be more disappointing.Daniel Radcliffe seems like a fish out of water, awkwardly struggling with what should be easy acting material and proving that casting him was not an interesting, if unorthodox choice, but a mistake altogether. Not only does he look like the unlikeliest of skinheads, or FBI agents for that matter (with his small, fragile frame and his nervous demeanor), but his acting is insecure and lazy, and his chemistry with Toni Colette is next to nonexistent. The handling of the subject itself is half-baked, simplistic and full of clichés. It ticks all the requisite boxes that it deems necessary, but it does so with disciplined half-heartedness, almost as if it were a moral obligation and little else. A minority of white supremacists are intelligent enough to have a higher education and (partly) blend in with a "civilized" mainstream? Check. Fascism is fueled to a large extent by inferiority complex? Check. Radio hosts, preachers, soapbox populists and other manufacturers of consent are usually media-savvy narcissists who don't truly believe their own hogwash? Check. Nothing new.Character development is haphazard and leads to awkward situations. A few characters are (rightly) suspicious of the protagonist's motives, only to discard said suspicions with equal celerity, for no apparent reason. Said protagonist's unexpected friendship with one of the supporting characters could be an interesting plot development in theory, but its treatment in practice is wholly inadequate, overdeveloped and at times, strangely, borderline homoerotic--which is not good or bad in itself, but is probably far removed from the screenwriter's original intention.This is not a good film. It lacks intelligence and cynicism and it barks without a bite. Absolutely uninspired from every point of view. A film with this subject matter can never have a happy ending and expect to be taken seriously.

Has insightful things to say about conspiracy, and how easy it is to reach different conclusions, even when you're all working with the same data...This kind of paranoid atmosphere is often instigated by people playing a 'character' - manipulating an audience, and stirring up tension amongst the grunts.... and yet, some people still try to use 'entertainment' as a defence, in the courts... The older it gets, the more timely and topical this film will seem to be.

Issues like fascism, white supremacism and terrorism have far more dramatic potential than shown in this movie.Particularly with regard to the characters. Even the base soldiers in nowadays movements are more complex in their state of mind and appearance and exist in more ambiguity than pictured here. The writers should have invested another 15 minutes in character-builing elements.The movie is just too cliché-ridden and simplifying - one both sides of Nates employments. In particular the Neo Nazi Movement in Europe is by far more perfidious and dishonest then those pictured in the movie.As much I liked many performances of Daniel Radcliffe of the past years, he doesn't convince me at all in this one.At least the movie is a professionally designed production. But that's pretty much it.