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“A History of Violence” Movie

Yesterday I saw the movie “A History of Violence”, which starred: Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris, William Hurt and Ashton Holmes.

The storyline involved the following: “The Stalls live the idyllic life in their perfect small town of Millbrook, Indiana. But in one fell swoop, both family and town are turned upside down. One morning, while peacefully running his local diner, Tom (Mortensen) stops two drifters from robbing his establishment and harming his customers--and his heroism suddenly opens up a whole can of worms. Tom and his wife Edie (Maria Bello) are soon being harassed by a group of men, led by the scar-faced mobster Carl (Ed Harris), who blow into town in their limousine--as opposed to their horses, which is one of the few aspects that separates this tale from a true-grit Western. Carl claims Tom has a sordid past which allowed him to subdue the robbers with such ease. Nothing can come good of this. The bad guys' prodding takes such a toll on the Stalls that Tom decides he must do whatever it takes to protect his family--and perhaps, more importantly, the truth.”

I give the movie a “B+”, and the movie is worth the price of an admission ticket, a large popcorn and a medium soft drink. The film was effective and well-acted.

posted by Frank LaFountaine @ 10:55 AM