A story that needed to be told.

true stories need to be told... and need to be told well. well done. in addition, the fact that this is recent truth just makes it that much harder to believe... and that much more necessary to be witnessed. don't miss out.

Great movie. The script and acting were ok -- not stellar, but not detracting from the story. The overall effect was powerful. I was in tears throughout much of the movie. This is a movie everyone should see. To not have knowledge of this true story -- and the emotional connection to it that this movie engenders -- is to live with a certain ignorance that we, especially white folks, can ill afford.

I went to see American Violet today and I found that it was a strong depiction of actual events that need to be address! Too many times movies like this don't get the big money backing from Hollywood. Why? I guess Hollywood feel that the majority of movie goers like to see movies more at ease and get their minds off of troubles in the real world. But, I thank the people that came together and saw that this true story was told, because it's important to the movement of humanity! I hope that it make enough noise to create a little buzz, because it deserve it! It don't have the budget it need for promotion, so I'm going to "word of mouth" it and hope people I tell to go see it will support it!