History of Violence, A (BD) [Blu-ray]

History of Violence, A (BD) [Blu-ray]
by David Cronenberg

History of Violence, A (BD) [Blu-ray]

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Actor: Ed Harris, Maria Bello, Viggo Mortensen, William Hurt
Director: David Cronenberg
Brand: NEW Line Home Video
Blu-ray: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 96 minutes
Blu-ray Release Date: 2011-05-31
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: New Line Home Video
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An average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father (Viggo Mortensen) commits a seemingly self-defense murder at his diner. Format: BLU-RAY DISC Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: R Age: 883929037926 UPC: 883929037926 Manufacturer No: 1000042712

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Movie Review: No Time Wasted
Summary: 5 Stars

This movie was great. No fooling around with non-essential parts in the movie. Everything moved along nicely and came right to the point. The action was violent, but was not drawn out on and on. I loved the acting of Viggo with his soft spoken natural voice and then to watch him switch to a violent person so quickly. I thought the whole movie was great! All the actors were excellent in their parts. Highly worth seeing! I purchased this movie in Blu-ray

Shirley Belanger
Walnut Creek, CA

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Summary of History of Violence, A (BD) [Blu-ray]

An average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father (Viggo Mortensen) commits a seemingly self-defense murder at his diner.

On the surface, David Cronenberg may seem an unlikely candidate to direct A History of Violence, but dig deeper and you'll see that he's the right man for the job. As an intellectual seeker of meaning and an avowed believer in Darwinian survival of the fittest, Cronenberg knows that the story of mild-mannered small-town diner proprietor Tom Stall (Viggo Mortensen) is in fact a multilayered examination of inbred human behavior, beginning when Tom's skillful killing of two would-be robbers draws unwanted attention to his idyllic family life in rural Indiana. He's got a loving wife (Maria Bello) and young daughter (Heidi Hayes) who are about to learn things about Tom they hadn't suspected, and a teenage son (Ashton Holmes) who has inherited his father's most prominent survival trait, manifesting itself in ways he never expected. By the time Tom has come into contact with a scarred villain (Ed Harris) and connections that lead him to a half-crazy kingpin (William Hurt, in a spectacular cameo), Cronenberg has plumbed the dark depths of human nature so skillfully that A History of Violence stands well above the graphic novel that inspired it (indeed, Cronenberg was unaware of the source material behind Josh Olson's chilling adaptation). With hard-hitting violence that's as sudden as it is graphically authentic, this is A History of Violence that's worthy of serious study and widespread acclaim. --Jeff Shannon

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