A history of violence

[winter]

Let's just say that the only way I could tell that A history of violence was a Cronenberg movie was by the single teeth shot ;)

I loved this movie, because it manages to tell a story with very human means. Dialogue is minimal, and acting is superb - not only from Viggo, though he's amazing. Some motifs are cliches, but the acting turns them into something real. It's short, it packs a punch, and it leaves you with a warm feeling unspoiled by any Hollywood ending. It feels real. Highly recommended.

Comments

[smtfhw.livejournal.com]

Ah! Someone else who's as impressed as I was by this film. I thought it was quite brilliantly done, and ultimately very disturbing and thought-provoking.

[winter]

Oh, it was. It's such a quiet little movie. And what I'm wondering the most is what will happen to the kids - the boy certainly inherited a lot of Joey's wild side, and the girl's creepy enough to have inherited even more. Alas, it's not the kind to have sequels ;)

BTW, thank you so much for the Flowers feedback - it's so cool to hear this stuff is readable :D The vampires (and Rachel) agree on this, which will hopefully result in the next chapter being finished tomorrow - I've been stuck on the next action scene forever, so I'll be more than happy to get to the next bit, because Chapter 15 will have Sheldon Sands being cute at people.

[smtfhw.livejournal.com]

I loved the ambiguity of the ending too. You know the family will never be the same again, you're just not certain of how... Maybe you should write something...

No sweat on the feedback. I'm just pleased to have time to catch up at last.