Matcollis This Movie Can Only Be Described With One Word.

Kaydan Christian A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Sienna-Rose Mclaughlin The movie really just wants to entertain people.

Cheryl A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

Irishchatter At the beginning of the film, I really liked how the music was so eerie and had a feeling of fear because its telling us as an audience that its a proper gay crime film. We then see a little pug dog running away from danger. It also looked very sad to watch as if the dog was abandoned .We are then introduced by a gay couple of 6 years who are Robbie Levinson & Trey McCoy. Their life is wonderful because they are planning a wedding and planning a family together for the future. However, their lives have turned upside down when their new neighbor Chris Boyd starts threatening them with homophobic rants along with his evil ruthless father Pastor Boyd. We then hear the sad news that Trey has passed away by been beat to death, that was why the Pug dog ran away to get help as we could see from the beginning of the film. In the end, we discover Pastor Boyd killed Trey just because he was gay.I really enjoyed this movie because it sends out a message of what gay hate is about and it gives us the reality of how gay crime affects love ones and society. This is such a brilliant film, I recommend everyone to see this film. :)

Ismaninb Within 5 minutes I thought: bleeh, sentimental crap. Perfectly nice normal gay couple, everybody in the neighborhood behaves normal too, the weather is bright, then an intolerant neighbor - from one of those extreme right Christian churches - moves in and things go wrong. Cry, cry. Well, not exactly. Things become more complicated, there are two nice twists and there is a quite satisfactory revenge. As the movie continues the scenes become more challenging, the characters more realistic and the acting better. Hate Crime is far from perfect - a lot of criticism in other reviews is correct. Still it's worth seeing once. Just make sure you survive the cringing beginning.

mindcat I personally enjoyed this flick, since gay in society are targeted everyday and in some Islamic ones executed. The world and humanity in general have far to go in live and let live.Now, as for the flick the two young gay men were not the bigot's stereotype, a half male half female person dressing in feather.The two young professionals appear to love each other, but the script and theme of the flick don't really allow very much character development. Maybe this is comparing grapes with bananas, but this is not Brokeback Mountain.The twist in the end may leave some persons such as myself wondering if justice was really done. It amounted to a slick vigilantism, but gave the story a satirical irony all its own.You more than likely will find this an OK movie, not a great one. See it anyway on DVD.

yurshta The actual intent of the writers or director of this film is not quite clear, perhaps an attempt to look at Hate Crimes in general and hate as an answer to hate. Was the revenge murder acceptable? Is lex talionis the only plausible ethic? This movie does not make it clear, but it does bring up the issues very graphically. Some might despise this movie as being sympathetic to the gay community or for making Christians out to be mindless hate-mongers. This view would be incorrect. Actually, the film shows quite perfectly the difference between good religion and bad as the movie switches between the fearful hate filled sermon of the fundamentalist preacher who uses the pulpit to foment hatred of anybody who does not toe their particular interpretation of the Bible, and a more liberal Christian church that emphasizes the loving, forgiving aspects of God. So those who would see this movie as a blanket attack on the Church or God would be in error. It is not any particular doctrine that is harmful but the way it is held. If I believe that Jesus died to save me for my sins, that is one thing. If I believe that it is OK for me, in the name of Christ, to brutalize nonbelievers that is a totally different thing altogether. I, a Jew, like Gandhi, can say "I like Christ, but I rather dislike his followers." But not all of them are mindless, intolerant schmucks, or inclined to commit murder in God's name. There are good Christians, Jews and Muslims in this world who are a credit to their faiths, there are others who are a boil on the butt of humanity. Besides, why should I or any other mortal do God's job? If God actually hates homosexuals, then God can deal with them. It's not my job even if I disagree with their acts. Righteousness is a good thing as long as Righteousness doesn't become fascism and the righteous few decide it is their job to destroy the wicked many. But was it OK for the mother and lover of the gay man murdered to get revenge, or rather would there revenge been necessary if the police officer in charge of the investigation basically not sat on his butt and did little or nothing. A person is a member of the clergy, does that give that person carte blanche immunity from suspicion. All of us know how many predatory child rapists hide behind a clerical collar, but at the same time, many are good people trying to build a better, saner world. But the sad fact remains that religion has fostered more hate, intolerance and war in this world than any other force. There is good religion, a personal thing, and bad religion, where one submits to some supposed authority, or follows blindly like some stupid sheep. There is a religion that inculcates strength of spirit and will, and a religion that fosters a slave mentality, and blind obedience to authority. That religion is very very bad for the individual and for society. For those who doubt, I recommend the web-site godhatesfags.com for an example of religion at its worst. Here, the days Michael Shepherd, murdered in a fag bashing, has been burning in Hell are gleefully tallied up. At his funeral, this demonic church carried banners attacking Michael, his parents, and anybody who cared about the man. Is God such a fiend that he wants people like that as followers? I doubt it. I really do.