A History of Violence (2005)

Must See Movie...

Lack of good storyline.

Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

You just can't escape the violence can you? It justifies the "violence" in it's name more than enough! Shows that Cronenberg can do excellent comic book adaptations as well as creepy sci-fi.

The title is History of Violence so I was prepared to watch violence. Instead of that it was a story about family value: love, acceptance and forgiveness. I didn't sign for that, but why not after all. Family is great, let's all be happy in a sweet American town where everyone takes care of each other. One good point : nice scene of fight.

A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE is a phenomenal film. It's a groundbreaking, mindblowing, entertaining action film which has been made so well that it's hard not to like it, especially being a fan of the genre.It's unlike usual action films. The treatment itself says it. All the action scenes are brilliantly executed. The film's tone keeps changing from dramatic to thrilling from time to time. I just can't sum up how artistic this film is. Viggo Mortensen is one of the best things about the film. His performance is energetic, and he shows a lot of excellence throughout the entire film. All other actors too deliver fine performances.Technically too, the film's quite good. I am really impressed with the director's ability to build up the required tension throughout the film within a perfect duration.If you want to see an action film with a lot of depth in the plot, then A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE is really worth a watch. There are a lot of sequences which make you breathless, while it's the climax which makes you even more breathless.

A History of Violence is truly an excellent film. There is plenty to like about this dramatic movie. The cinematography is great. The acting from everyone whether it's from a main character or minor character is excellent. Viggo Mortensen indeed has an outstanding performance playing this character with a double life. He does a great job showing change within his character.The story is also an interesting one. The characters are well developed and written. It is unpredictable and you never know what will happen next in the story. The ending is full of good symbolism. I absolutely love the title of this film, at first you may think the title has nothing to do with the movie but then you start to see why it's such a fitting title.The movie doesn't have a lot of action but it doesn't need a lot of action and when it does it's well done. There are some nice fighting moves you may pick up from this movie.The movie needs some more interesting dialogue but other than that, this is a well done movie. This movie exceeded my expectations and deserves a lot more praise. This is one of the best thrillers I've seen in a while. You definitely need to check it out. 8/10 (Good)