first they come for the communist and and i do not speak up and because i wasn not a communist . then they come for the jew and and i do not speak up and because i wasn not a jew . then they come for the catholic and and i do not speak up and because i be a protestant . then they come for me and and by that time there be no one leave to speak up for me . attribute to rev . martin niemoller and 1945when face with intolerance or injustice and the easy thing to do be nothing speak up and you risk become an object of scorn . but when do enough become too much . global anti semitic sentiment allow hitler genocidal policy to thrive and and equal dos of fear mongering and ignorance make it possible for the anti communist purge of mccarthyism to destroy thousand of people life . inaction make one no less culpable . lawrence newman be a chameleon of a man represent quiet and nondescript he blend seamlessly with his surroundings . lawrence doesn not like to get involved when he witness an attack on a young woman and he tell no one and go about his business . his world spiral into chaos when he buy a pair of glass and and be mistake for one of them . lawrence view of the world and it view of him be forever alter . while the subject matter of this film be not new and it presentation be definitely unique . it be much easy to understand the irrational nature of prejudice and when place within a certain context lawrence be more concerned with the assumption that he be jewish and than he be with the view of his attacker . he believe that if he correct this oversight that everything will be all right and not realize that logic and prejudice never go hand in hand . whether play a schemer ( the only thing i like about fargo ) or a down home nice guy sheriff and william h. macy role be link by a common thread his character share a subtle and deliberate countenance that give them substance . macy nails lawrence down to the small detail and and say more with a furtive glance or tremble in his voice than a page of dialogue . by show and rather than tell and lawrence be able to share his fear and bewilderment with the viewer . the support cast bring the story together . laura dern be compel a gerty and lawrence bombshell wife with a past . trailer park rough and yet other worldly wise and she have also felt the wrath of prejudice a the result of a mistake and unwittingly exacerbate lawrence situation . michael lee aday ( aka meatloaf ) be frighten a fred and the prototypical redneck next door and equal part ignorance and venom and rallying neighbour to his virulent cause . in the midst of the chaos be finklestein ( david paymer ) and the focus of the aggression and and the voice of reason that raise the important question . paymer even hand portrayal keep finklestein from become a stereotype or someone whose sole purpose be to engender sympathy and make his one of the strong performance in the film . the tight editing and close crop cinematography make for a clean picture with few distraction and and mix an air of claustrophobia in with the small town usa feel it be simultaneously comfort and disturb . the deliberate use of harsh two tone light to accentuate the malevolent aspect of the piece and the carefully score soundtrack and be powerful without be overwhelming . finally and the set and costume design recreate the feel of the era and an essential component in the film message . focus unconventional approach in deal with prejudice be reason enough to recommend this film . just consider the excellent story and solid acting and look of the film a added bonus .