With all of the rave reviews for A History Of Violence I was expecting something great.
I'm wondering did I see a different movie? I thought this movie was so filled with clichés and was very predictable at times.
I honestly didn't like it one bit.
The movie started off by setting up for the audience that Tom Stall is an "all American" guy by commenting to diner patrons that he'll "see them at church on Sunday" and by having a nice demeanor/way to himself.
Some guys come in, wanna rob the place and kill them all. Tom acts in self defense, kills both of the guys. Now he's a town hero.
Some suspicious looking guys come by and call him Joey. Then his wife gets suspicious and she finds out about his former life as Joey, a member of the mob in Philly. When she does she storms into the house mad at Tom/Joey, he grabs her, they have sex on the stairs, after they're done she fumes off upstairs.
Then later on some guys come by wanting Tom/Joey to come back with them to Philly, an argument ensues, gun shots are fired, the wife screams at the windows and the daughter asks her calmly "is everything OK, Mommy?" like she didn't just hear the gun shots!
The movie was just so filled with clichés. The worst of all the clichés was the son being the typical nerd with the "different" friend (we're supposed to assume that by her hair) the cliché tough jock (with the team jacket and all!) who gangs up on him with his friends.
The subplot was boring, pointless, and above all (once again,) cliché.
The acting I didn't find all that spectacular either (didn't the main actor win an award for his acting in this at the 2005 Cannes film Festival or something?) I thought the actress who played the young daughter's acting was so stale and bad.
I say DON'T waste your money on this if you're listening to the rave reviews. The movie, in my humble opinion, was bad and not at all an "edge of your seat" thriller.
1/10
I'm wondering did I see a different movie? I thought this movie was so filled with clichés and was very predictable at times.
I honestly didn't like it one bit.
The movie started off by setting up for the audience that Tom Stall is an "all American" guy by commenting to diner patrons that he'll "see them at church on Sunday" and by having a nice demeanor/way to himself.
Some guys come in, wanna rob the place and kill them all. Tom acts in self defense, kills both of the guys. Now he's a town hero.
Some suspicious looking guys come by and call him Joey. Then his wife gets suspicious and she finds out about his former life as Joey, a member of the mob in Philly. When she does she storms into the house mad at Tom/Joey, he grabs her, they have sex on the stairs, after they're done she fumes off upstairs.
Then later on some guys come by wanting Tom/Joey to come back with them to Philly, an argument ensues, gun shots are fired, the wife screams at the windows and the daughter asks her calmly "is everything OK, Mommy?" like she didn't just hear the gun shots!
The movie was just so filled with clichés. The worst of all the clichés was the son being the typical nerd with the "different" friend (we're supposed to assume that by her hair) the cliché tough jock (with the team jacket and all!) who gangs up on him with his friends.
The subplot was boring, pointless, and above all (once again,) cliché.
The acting I didn't find all that spectacular either (didn't the main actor win an award for his acting in this at the 2005 Cannes film Festival or something?) I thought the actress who played the young daughter's acting was so stale and bad.
I say DON'T waste your money on this if you're listening to the rave reviews. The movie, in my humble opinion, was bad and not at all an "edge of your seat" thriller.
1/10