this be a movie about a man everybody think be jewish . this be a movie about lawrence newman and who live in brooklyn in the 1940 and at the time of wwii . one day and when he get himself glass and people start think he a jew . and that only and because he look like one . and he live in a very antisemitic neighborhood . so some people start treat him like dirt . they make that judgment and be a jew and of larry fresh wife and gertrude hart and too . that make their life unbearable . neal slavin focus ( 2001 ) be a fairly good look at the antisemitism . that a problem that would not go away . the movie be base on athur miller novel and which and i admit and i haven not read . but the movie be really good and so i be sure the book would also . the actor do good job . william h. macy be always good and and his work a larry newman be brilliant . laura dern be gert hart and she magnificent . meat loaf be almost scary a the neighbor who want to keep jew out by any mean necessary . david paymer character a the jewish shop owner mr. finkelstein be the most sympathetic in the movie . paymer be the perfect choice for the role . one of the great scene be in the end when mr. finkelstein and newman fight against those nazi like people with baseball bat . they join together to fight the evil . the christian and the jew .