A History of Violence (2005)

A thriller from director David Cronenberg, A History of Violence stars Viggo Mortensen as a pillar of a small town community who runs a diner and lives a happy and quiet life with his wife (Maria Bello) and two children. But their lives are forever changed when Mortensen thwarts an attempted robbery and is lauded as a hero by the media, attracting the attention of some mobsters (William Hurt and Ed Harris) who believe he is someone else. More »
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  1. Daveactor7

    @NAME yeah um sdfu

    1 year agoby @daveactor7Flag

  2. Dan

    F*cking great movie. @NAMEGOESHERE So all you took away from the film was a brief sex scene? Yep, that is the masses for you, always focusing on the superficial sh*t. Sorry I'm 2 years late answering you.

    1 year agoby @dan1Flag

  3. NAME GOES HERE

    still no one dares to respond to my comment - come on, i don't mean to intimidate, i just want some F'n answers!

    4 years agoby @pinget-69Flag

  4. NAME GOES HERE

    At the risk of being crucified by the MovieWeb community, I will be honest:

    this is without doubt the most overrated film i have ever seen: everyone spoke highly of it, particularly following its various award nominations, so i recently decided to see it.
    It left me only with 2 thoughts:
    1. David Cronenberg is gifted at making subtle pornos (the 'cheerleader' and 'staircase' scenes)
    2. I will never get that hour and a half of my life back.

    When i ask others why they liked it so much they say that they loved the level of tenseness as Viggo was constantly put under pressure - as tense as it was and as good as Viggo's acting was, that movie felt to me as if it were in a loop "come on Joey, we know it's you", "come on Joey, we know it's you", "come on Joey, we know it's you", etc.
    I am by no means someone that is not a fan of subtle acting and tense films (i loved No Country For Old Men) but i strongly disliked this film.

    Maybe i am ignorant of something or maybe my expectations were too high but can someone point out to me where that movie's greatness was?

    much appreciated,
    Name Goes Here

    4 years agoby @pinget-69Flag

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