bakodel1023 If i spoil this movie for someone, i apologize now.First, it was thought to have been about neighbors not liking neighbors, but as I watched more of it, i was intrigued. I believe everyone has the right to their own opinion, but when you are a "man of GOD", you do not have the right to harm the innocent. Second, if you are a victim or involved with a victim, you do not have the right to harm the guilty. We do have what we call law and this movie portrays, what I am assuming, the lack of any cooperation or involvement by the law.The actors in this movie put their souls into their characters and why this movie never made it big is beyond my comprehension. There are several other movies that portray "Hate Crimes", but not as jolted turn of events as this one.I recommend that you watch this movie "without" your jolted minds and see it as it is done. I guarantee you will watch it all the way through and just sit and go "wow"........

discoteka I was very moved by this movie. It made me cry and then just have a feeling of anger throughout. It was sort of like the ending of milk, same feeling on the inside.It made me consider my own relationship and I pictured myself in a similar situation and how I would react if that would have happened to me. Very disturbing.The movie itself had some great acting, a great story line and a great message.The only qualm that I had was with male detective. I feel like his only role in the movie was to make you angry. I am glad the female detective was there to put him into check. In the end, I guess things turned out alright, and I feel justice was served.

ronjanvanas A gripping and at times brutally violent film Hate Crime explores the devastation wreaked on the lives of those closest to the victim The difficulty of understanding the senseless killing and coping with the grief becomes chilling when justice appears to be a dicey commodity Overall the acting and direction is gripping.I was profoundly moved at this deepening tragic tale. Stereotypes for sure,but the characters' torment and pain is at times harrowing. A great film handling social and personal issues. Christianity as portrayed by the insanely righteous hellfire and damnation evangelical type or the more sedate god is love variety, the justice system choking with pessimism and poor PR The movie says a lot, and says it well.

jzappa Hate Crime did have my complete interest and care for its characters and it did make me cry like a small child with a freshly skinned knee. Its status as a direct-to-video production did not exactly maintain that grace. What I described in my first sentence here is a film that satisfied three major and vital departments as an audience. There are much better films that should do such a good job making us care, making us cry, but unfortunately this is not a better film.One of its major detractions is in the acting. Seth Peterson, who stars, is off the hook with me, because he was very convincing and the only actor in the film that was not so stilted and did not make every line so visibly scripted. Even Lin Saye, whose past credits include the hilariously disgusting landlord in Kingpin and the eavesdropping chain-smoking neighbor in There's Something About Mary, loosens the film's grip on you. This can be bearable until the stomach- churningly misfired dramatic scene between Cindy Pickett and Sean Hennigan, where their painfully insecure deliveries are further crippled by the stale and two-dimensionally written scene.See, while the movie is very enjoyable, it carries some of the stereotypes of direct-to-video productions. On the bright side, it's one more movie for people to see about homophobia and its often devastating effects, it's one more movie to satisify those who have an appetite for vindication and comeuppance, and it fulfills those three said vital elements of watching a movie.