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To me, this movie is perfection.

Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

This movie is hard to watch not because of the graphic violence on screen but because of the consequences of the violence, it is a reflection of our real history of violence (wars, terrorism, murder etc.) and the unstoppable nature of violence, once violence starts it affects all of us and it spreads and makes all of us become animalistic. The two flaws i have with this movie are the child acting and the overly cheesy first half hour that took me out of the movie but other than that the movie is harsh and real and it unexpectedly got under my skin, simply great.

Been a fan of viggo mortensen since watching lord of the rings trilogy and eastern promises. The attitude/screen presence this guy can bring to the screen is near perfect and can only be matched by some, and he delivers yet again in the cronenberg movie A History of Violence. As the name suggest the violence in the movie is good, the action scenes are superbly coordinated. The story gets predictable as the movie goes, but still Cronenberg keeps us immersed in the movie. u know cronenberg is a great directer by just watching the opening scenes which include the family of the protagonist. at the very moment we will feel the bond between the family. every family member did their utmost best, special mention for Maria Bello(as she was great as the wife). the character development of the protagonist is well and tightly done. if you loved eastern promise, i am sure u will love this one too.

This is really one of the worst movies I have ever seen! The acting is just ridiculously bad from every character, i think the sheriff did the best part ha ha. And what about that sex scene on the stairs Jesus, nobody would like that ha ha. Really one of the worst acting I've seen in years! Trough the whole movie it was sh*t.. waste of my time! Sorry, i had to say this, i even made an account to say this ha ha! But seriously, why is this movie rated with a 7,5? Thats just crazy, they should destroy it. Cheers

Viggo Mortensen displays a wonderfully natural combination of innocence, pain and confusion playing the proprietor of a small town diner who says he's been mistaken by mobsters out of Philadelphia for being a killer living under an assumed identity. David Cronenberg directs this intense drama with a sure hand, though the plot, loosely adapted from a graphic novel by John Wagner and Vince Locke, grows steadily more outrageous as it nears its conclusion. Still, Josh Olson's Oscar-nominated screenplay holds several surprises and interesting characters, though his usage of 'faggot' as a put-down is mighty old (can't we call a moratorium on this ancient schoolyard insult?). Handsomely-produced and nicely acted throughout, with William Hurt also Oscar-nominated in a small but pivotal role. **1/2 from ****