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A History of Violence
Tom Stall had the perfect life...until he became a hero.
Rating
4.5 (3)
Release Date
9/23/2005Runtime
96 minsOverview
An average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father commits a seemingly self-defense murder at his diner.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$32,000,000Revenue
$61,477,797Homepage
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How It Feels
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A quietly devastating film where a man's instinctive act of self-defense unravels his carefully constructed life, revealing the violent past he'd tried to bury. The violence is sudden and brutal rather than gratuitous, forcing you to sit with the moral consequences of his choices.
Mood
TenseParanoidBleakDefiant
Themes
IdentityFamilyComing apart
Tone
Matter-of-fact
Pacing
Slow-burn
Look
NaturalisticHigh-contrast
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Graphic violence
Reviews
A robbery goes wrong at a small town diner, and Tom Stahl becomes a hero, his face shining on television screens across America. Suddenly, with the quick fame, he and his family become targets of a Philadelphia-based mob who know about Tom's past.
Mortensen, Harris and Hurt, through difference segments, pull this already-incredible film together, answering your questions before you can ask them, and tie it all together at the end. Kudos to the writers for an excellent set of characters who breathe life into the script.
<B>Final thoughts:</b>
Viggo Mortensen shines, but William Hurt's small appearance was a bonus. Fantastic cast and story that shine through Cronenberg's directing, which, with LG OLED's Filmmaker Mode, enhances every ounce of Cronenberg's craft on the small screen, as intended.
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