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| Movie
description |
Canadian
director
David
Cronenberg,
whose
impressive
oeuvre
includes
such
disparate
works
as
THE
DEAD
ZONE,
THE
FLY,
DEAD
RINGERS,
M.
BUTTERFLY,
and
SPIDER,
has
made
what
might
be
the
best
film
of
his
career
with
A
HISTORY
OF
VIOLENCE.
Loosely
based
on
the
graphic
novel
by
John
Wagner
and
Vince
Locke,
the
movie
stars
Viggo
Mortensen
as
Tom
Stall,
a
quiet,
easygoing
family
man
who
runs
a
diner
in
a
small
Indiana
town.
But
when
two
dangerous
criminals
come
into
the
restaurant
prepared
to
wreak
havoc,
Stall
turns
hero
and
shoots
them
both.
After
Stall's
story
is
blasted
all
over
the
media,
Philly
mobster
Carl
Fogaty
(an
excellent
Ed
Harris)
shows
up,
claiming
that
Tom
is
actually
former
hit
man
Joey
Cusack--and
they've
got
some
important
business
to
finish.
While
Stall
insists
that
Fogaty
is
mistaken,
his
family--his
wife,
Edie
(Maria
Bello);
teenage
son,
Jack
(Ashton
Holmes);
and
young
daughter,
Sarah
(Heidi
Hayes)--gets
dragged
into
the
danger
that
constantly
threatens
to
explode.
Cronenberg,
whose
films
often
deal
with
the
fantastical,
the
futuristic,
and
the
supernatural,
has
done
a
masterly
job
creating
a
wholly
believable
modern
world
where
evil
lurks
just
around
the
corner.
Howard
Shore's
tense,
moody
music
complements
the
outstanding
acting
in
a
violent,
powerful
film
that
is
not
to
be
missed.
|
| Credits |
| Producer: |
David
Cronenberg,
Josh
Braun,
Justis
Greene |
| Cast: |
William
Hurt |
Region
:
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| Editorial
reviews |
"Some
of
the
performers
--
especially
Maria
Bello
as
the
hero's
wife
and
Ed
Harris
as
a
mysterious
stranger
--
are
gripping."
Movieline's
Hollywood
Life - Stephen
Farber (09/01/2005)
"The
family
tableau
that
ends
the
film
is
as
chilling
and
redemptive
as
anything
Cronenberg
has
ever
crafted....You
won't
know
what
hit
you."
Rolling
Stone - Peter
Travers (10/06/2005)
"Cronenberg
plays
that
pulp-revenge
thriller
plot
with
a
perfectly
pitched
straight
face
throughout..."
Uncut - Stephen
Dalton (10/01/2005)
"It's
about
the
violence
that
surpasseth
all
understanding
--
a
cataclysm
of
awful
consequence
that
unfolds
with
insidious
intimacy
and
a
Cronenbergian
delight
in
the
animal
squish
and
shock
of
torn
bodies."
--
Grade:
A
Entertainment
Weekly - Lisa
Schwarzbaum (10/07/2005)
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