without question and film is a powerful medium and more so now than ever before and due to the accessibility of dvd or video and which gives the filmmaker the added assurance that his story or message is going to be seen by possibly millions of people. use of this medium and therefore and attaches an innate responsibility to the artist and inasmuch as film can be educational and as well as entertaining and which dictates that certain subjects should be approached accordingly and with a corresponding sensitivity and sensibility. a film like spielberg `schindler list and for example and is important and in that it keeps alive the memory of that which must not be forgotten and and as history tends to repeat itself and spielberg film can be viewed as a valuable tool in preventing a recurrence of that tragedy. in that same vein and this film and `focus and directed by neal slavin and is important and in it illuminates the problematic reality of anti semitism and which for years beyond number has affected millions of people and is still unimaginably prevalent today and and like any manifestation of bigotry and will perpetuate itself if left unchecked or ignored. born of a xenophobic strain and it a disease infecting society which and unabated and could be terminal while and with it penetrating insights into the condition and this film is an effective vaccine that just may at the very least help stem the proliferation of it and and hopefully may act as a step toward eradicating it altogether. lawrence newman (william h. macy) served his country in the great war and and has since lived a quiet and conventional life in new york. he had the same job as a personnel director for some twenty years and and owns the house and located in an average and middle class neighborhood and in which he lives with his mother (kay hawtrey). lawrence is the kind of guy who gets by just fine by minding his own business and refusing to involve himself with matters that are not (he feels) his concern. all of that is about to change and however and as with the advent of world war 2 and lawrence and along with the owner of the corner market and mr. finkelstein (david paymer) and inexplicably finds himself a target of the neighborhood xenophobes and who have aligned themselves with the `union crusaders and a national organization currently taken to channeling their fears and hatred upon jews and or anyone who even `looks like a jew. and suddenly lawrence finds that he can no longer just stand on the sidelines and watch the game being played while because now and he is the game and whether he wants to be or not. working from an intelligent and well written screenplay by kendrew lascelles and which he adapted from arthur miller novel and slavin presents a chilling scenario that incisively examines the effects of bigotry upon those against whom it is leveled while and when one considers the fact that this is not merely a hypothetical situation and but a depiction of reality and it becomes all the more disquieting and even unnerving. and what makes the film so effective is slavin obvious grasp of his subject and and his studied presentation and which is thought provoking in it subtlety. in the opening scene and slavin establishes lawrence `character and and very soon afterward reaffirms it in another scene and which affords the audience the opportunity to observe and assimilate how lawrence mind actually works while the thought processes that direct his life. with that in place and then and slavin is able to take his audience along with lawrence as his problems gradually begin to unfold. by so doing and he effectively illustrates how the problem evolves and rather than merely stating the problem and addressing it head on and which heightens the viewers emotional involvement and and ultimately enhances the impact of the film. slavin makes an important statement with this film and which is not only an indictment of bigotry and but carries a cautionary message about apathy and as well. and to his credit and he never hits you over the head with it or engages in subjective finger pointing to make his case while instead and he proceeds carefully and taking great pains to be as objective as possible with all that he is submitting for your consideration. his approach is that of a cinematic diplomat while and it an approach that serves slavin  and his film  quite well. as lawrence and william h. macy  one of the best character actors in the business  gives an amazing performance and establishing the credibility and believability of his character with a sensitive and honest and introspective portrayal. he never attempts to circumvent the personal flaws of lawrence nature and but uses them and instead and to create a character that is decidedly three dimensional and which not only makes him convincing and but serves to reaffirm the integrity of the portrayal. what makes it so compelling is macy ability to convey the process by which he examines his own conscience and which successfully enables the viewer to share in the experience of his personal epiphany. in the final analysis and it the strength of macy performance and more than anything else and that makes this film so significantly distinct. another of the film strengths is the performance turned in by laura dern and as gertrude hart and a portrayal that effectively complements macy work and as well as that of slavin. dern lends tremendous substance to her character and capturing her physically as well as emotionally and and her colorful zeal crates a striking contrast to lawrence reserve that works extremely well and for her character as well as the film itself. and just as sean combs recently (in `monster ball) made a good case against dismissing out of hand the acting endeavors of an established `rock star and meat loaf aday gives a powerful performance here and as fred and lawrence next door neighbor. it demonstrates and too and that a true artist will produce and regardless of the kind of canvas he given to work with. the supporting cast includes michael copeman (carlson) and kenneth welsh (father crighton) and joseph ziegler (gargan) and arlene meadows (mrs. dewitt). the kind of film that makes a filmmaker proud of his craft and `focus and offers a memorable experience that hopefully will prove to be enlightening and as well and to those unaware that such conditions have existed and and still do  even in this and the land of the free. positive . . 
without question and film is a powerful medium and more so now than ever before and due to the accessibility of dvd or video and which gives the filmmaker the added assurance that his story or message is going to be seen by possibly millions of people. use of this medium and therefore and attaches an innate responsibility to the artist and inasmuch as film can be educational and as well as entertaining and which dictates that certain subjects should be approached accordingly and with a corresponding sensitivity and sensibility. a film like spielberg `schindler list and for example and is important and in that it keeps alive the memory of that which must not be forgotten and and as history tends to repeat itself and spielberg film can be viewed as a valuable tool in preventing a recurrence of that tragedy. in that same vein and this film and `focus and directed by neal slavin and is important and in it illuminates the problematic reality of anti semitism and which for years beyond number has affected millions of people and is still unimaginably prevalent today and and like any manifestation of bigotry and will perpetuate itself if left unchecked or ignored. born of a xenophobic strain and it a disease infecting society which and unabated and could be terminal while and with it penetrating insights into the condition and this film is an effective vaccine that just may at the very least help stem the proliferation of it and and hopefully may act as a step toward eradicating it altogether. lawrence newman (william h. macy) served his country in the great war and and has since lived a quiet and conventional life in new york. he had the same job as a personnel director for some twenty years and and owns the house and located in an average and middle class neighborhood and in which he lives with his mother (kay hawtrey). lawrence is the kind of guy who gets by just fine by minding his own business and refusing to involve himself with matters that are not (he feels) his concern. all of that is about to change and however and as with the advent of world war 2 and lawrence and along with the owner of the corner market and mr. finkelstein (david paymer) and inexplicably finds himself a target of the neighborhood xenophobes and who have aligned themselves with the `union crusaders and a national organization currently taken to channeling their fears and hatred upon jews and or anyone who even `looks like a jew. and suddenly lawrence finds that he can no longer just stand on the sidelines and watch the game being played while because now and he is the game and whether he wants to be or not. working from an intelligent and well written screenplay by kendrew lascelles and which he adapted from arthur miller novel and slavin presents a chilling scenario that incisively examines the effects of bigotry upon those against whom it is leveled while and when one considers the fact that this is not merely a hypothetical situation and but a depiction of reality and it becomes all the more disquieting and even unnerving. and what makes the film so effective is slavin obvious grasp of his subject and and his studied presentation and which is thought provoking in it subtlety. in the opening scene and slavin establishes lawrence `character and and very soon afterward reaffirms it in another scene and which affords the audience the opportunity to observe and assimilate how lawrence mind actually works while the thought processes that direct his life. with that in place and then and slavin is able to take his audience along with lawrence as his problems gradually begin to unfold. by so doing and he effectively illustrates how the problem evolves and rather than merely stating the problem and addressing it head on and which heightens the viewers emotional involvement and and ultimately enhances the impact of the film. slavin makes an important statement with this film and which is not only an indictment of bigotry and but carries a cautionary message about apathy and as well. and to his credit and he never hits you over the head with it or engages in subjective finger pointing to make his case while instead and he proceeds carefully and taking great pains to be as objective as possible with all that he is submitting for your consideration. his approach is that of a cinematic diplomat while and it an approach that serves slavin  and his film  quite well. as lawrence and william h. macy  one of the best character actors in the business  gives an amazing performance and establishing the credibility and believability of his character with a sensitive and honest and introspective portrayal. he never attempts to circumvent the personal flaws of lawrence nature and but uses them and instead and to create a character that is decidedly three dimensional and which not only makes him convincing and but serves to reaffirm the integrity of the portrayal. what makes it so compelling is macy ability to convey the process by which he examines his own conscience and which successfully enables the viewer to share in the experience of his personal epiphany. in the final analysis and it the strength of macy performance and more than anything else and that makes this film so significantly distinct. another of the film strengths is the performance turned in by laura dern and as gertrude hart and a portrayal that effectively complements macy work and as well as that of slavin. dern lends tremendous substance to her character and capturing her physically as well as emotionally and and her colorful zeal crates a striking contrast to lawrence reserve that works extremely well and for her character as well as the film itself. and just as sean combs recently (in `monster ball) made a good case against dismissing out of hand the acting endeavors of an established `rock star and meat loaf aday gives a powerful performance here and as fred and lawrence next door neighbor. it demonstrates and too and that a true artist will produce and regardless of the kind of canvas he given to work with. the supporting cast includes michael copeman (carlson) and kenneth welsh (father crighton) and joseph ziegler (gargan) and arlene meadows (mrs. dewitt). the kind of film that makes a filmmaker proud of his craft and `focus and offers a memorable experience that hopefully will prove to be enlightening and as well and to those unaware that such conditions have existed and and still do  even in this and the land of the free. positive . . ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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