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A History of Violence (2005)

7.1 Listal rating
7.6 IMDB rating

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Description

A mild mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence which sets off repercussions that will shake his family to their very core.

Directed by


Starring (View all) :
Viggo Mortensen

Viggo Mortensen

Tom Stall
Maria Bello

Maria Bello

Edie Stall
Ed Harris

Ed Harris

Carl Fogarty
William Hurt

William Hurt

Richie Cusack
Ashton Holmes

Ashton Holmes

Jack Stall
Peter MacNeill

Peter MacNeill

Sheriff Sam Carney
Greg Bryk

Greg Bryk

Billy
Sumela Kay

Sumela Kay

Judy Danvers


Written by (View all) :
John Wagner

John Wagner

(graphic novel) and
Vince Locke

Vince Locke

(graphic novel)


Videos

A History of Violence official trailer

A History of Violence official trailer

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Cronenberg + Mortensen = Disappointment

Posted : 10 months, 4 weeks ago at Dec 26 18:36
I always give David Cronenberg the benefit of the doubt thanks to his 1986 sci-fi masterpiece The Fly, but with that benefit comes a certain degree of expectation that he will deliver a great film. Coupled with Viggo Mortensen - an actor you can generally expect a decent performance from - you have a duo that can't really fail to deliver an entertaining film. At least that's what I thought. A History of Violence follows Tom Stall (Viggo Mortensen) as he goes about his unassuming and modest life working in a diner. He lives in a nice house and has a loving caring family and the film goes to great lengths to rub in just how perfect (yet modest!) his existence is, before one fateful day. About to close up one night, his diner is harassed by two small-time criminals who threaten to execute ...Read more

Rating : 5/10

Review

Posted : 1 year, 8 months ago at Feb 27 19:30
I found this film, to be extremely entertaining, with a great story, and great acting. I do not recall, any cheesy scenes at all. The action, in this film, is great. Viggo Mortenson, is excellent, in "A History Of Violence". This is one of his better films, he has done.

Rating : 10/10

Must-see

Posted : 2 years, 8 months ago at Mar 7 2:19
i love this film. it's very literary. the conflict and the tension is so well handled. i like the complications. and everyone should watch out for viggo mortensen's fighting scenes. it's both violent and humorous.

Rating : 10/10

Review

Posted : 2 years, 10 months ago at Jan 1 17:34
I'm another person that had high expectations for this movie but was very disappointed. While it wasn't a bad movie, it wasn't great and it definitely didn't live up to the trailer.

For me, A History of Violence was boring. There was nothing that really made me want to keep watching it. I think it's somewhat overrated. I generally watch most movies more than once, but this one I won't be watching again.

Rating : 5/10

Overrated

Posted : 2 years, 11 months ago at Dec 10 13:49
I really had high expectations for this movie, but it really failed me. I thought the concept was good, but it wasn't written very well and far too predictable. It contains some of the cheesiest movies scenes in recent memory (see son's high school scenes, William Hurt entrance at the end). I still don't get why people like this movie. Overall, its anticlimactic finale left me with a bad taste and sorry that I had wasted two hours watching this mess.

Rating : 3/10

Necessary Violence

Posted : 2 years, 12 months ago at Nov 23 15:15
I really appreciated Viggo Mortensen's 180 role reversal when violence released the dark side of his past. But as his relationship with Maria Bello changed I didn't expect nor accept the forgiveness of his new family.

Rating : 8/10