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Plot:
Tom Stall is living a happy and quiet life with his lawyer wife and their two children in the small town of Millbrook, Indiana, but one night their idyllic existence is shattered when Tom foils a vici...( read more 
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MCT:November 18, 2008Is a very good movie.
It has a good story line, and a good amount of violence. hence the name. hehe.
plus, VIGGO MORTENSEN!
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MCT:November 15, 2008
"No good deed goes unpunished."
Tom Stall (Viggo Mortensen) has a simple country life, running a diner in a small Indiana town and living in a house surrounded by fields. But it all changes for him when two maniacs step into his diner and he is forced to defend his customers and himself. In the media frenzy that follows he gets a visit from a trio of Philadelphia mobsters led by a magnificent Ed Harris. These man insist that Tom is a mafia killer who had been in hiding for the last couple decades.
A History of Violence is filled with suspense and mystery and seems like a hybrid between a Hitchcock film and a Frank Capra film. It's kind of like It's a Wonderful Life in Hell. Stall is never really threatened outright, yet he is. David Cronenberg delivers a tightly packaged thriller that could have been packed with another hour to give it a David Lean feel, but he doesn't and makes a film that is smoother than what other directors would have done.
You may go in expecting Death Wish, but this isn't your typical, cliched film. It's a surprising piece that works well with its material and its cast. -
MCT:November 12, 2008
This one wasn't bad, as a matter of fact it was pretty good. Even better than expected. Viggo Mortensen saves the flick with what I thought was a sterling performance. Likewise Ed Harris was at his usual best, even though this character was a bit darker than he usually plays. I thought William Hurt's portrayl of "Joey's" brother was adequate, but not quite what we have experienced in the past from this gifted actor.
The supporting cast was good and the entire storyline was very intriguing. I mean a dual life of two totally different lifestyles, it's everybody's fantasy. -
MCT:November 6, 2008
Tightly made, and certainly left me thinking. I think it could have been fleshed out just a bit more.
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MCT:October 31, 2008
Strong cast in sofa-glueing movie.
Enjoyed William Hurt very much again after somewhat more sloppy characters in The Village and in The King.
So good points for him in this flick.
Ed Harris is - as always - Ed Harris.
Don't you go changing that now, Ed.
Great story of deception, dragging you along in the search of that thin line between everyday reality and that which was believed to be the past.
Refreshing view also on american family-life.
You won't get hurt watching this one.
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GoodPossumposted 365 days ago -
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the only good thing about this movie is the con artists who manipulated you into enjoying it.
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What are you people talking about? This movie is excellent. The ending is perfect.
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Most films of similar genre are the same story told differently. History Of Violence is really good, delivering its brutal action sequences in brutal detail without warning. Viggo Mortenson is great at portraying a character that is changing from one man to another, putting his family through multiple traumatic experiences. Although the ending was a bit inconclusive.
I would definately reccomend you see this at least once. If you dont like it fine. I dont really care. What am i your babysitter?
Justins Best Bit: A punk mongrel school bully getting utterly pummeled into the ground.posted 826 days ago -
I thought this movie was craptacular. It was really long, drawn out and boring. Some of the plot was kind of stupid too.
posted 871 days ago -
I thought this movie was awesome. Tho the ending was kinda disapointing to me, but I loved this movie.
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