A Disappointing Continuation

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

Maria Bello appeared completely naked. Unnecessary to the film. I turned it off after that. Disgusting.

A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE is a phenomenal film. It's a groundbreaking, mindblowing, entertaining action film which has been made so well that it's hard not to like it, especially being a fan of the genre.It's unlike usual action films. The treatment itself says it. All the action scenes are brilliantly executed. The film's tone keeps changing from dramatic to thrilling from time to time. I just can't sum up how artistic this film is. Viggo Mortensen is one of the best things about the film. His performance is energetic, and he shows a lot of excellence throughout the entire film. All other actors too deliver fine performances.Technically too, the film's quite good. I am really impressed with the director's ability to build up the required tension throughout the film within a perfect duration.If you want to see an action film with a lot of depth in the plot, then A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE is really worth a watch. There are a lot of sequences which make you breathless, while it's the climax which makes you even more breathless.

This movie is hard to watch not because of the graphic violence on screen but because of the consequences of the violence, it is a reflection of our real history of violence (wars, terrorism, murder etc.) and the unstoppable nature of violence, once violence starts it affects all of us and it spreads and makes all of us become animalistic. The two flaws i have with this movie are the child acting and the overly cheesy first half hour that took me out of the movie but other than that the movie is harsh and real and it unexpectedly got under my skin, simply great.

Predictable from a to z, that's why i give a 4, it's a hapsnatch precooked predigested story for a very lazy,for USA probably, public. very disappointing, cliché sleeping pill full of stereotypes....bla bla bla. ...even their sexual relationship turning kinky,is so predictable....i hoped for surprises and some depth,but none of that. Bad film.( PS: I'm a big lover of 'rêal' Cronenberg: The Brood, Dead Ringers, Naked Lunch,Crash, etc, and don't appreciate his latest try-outs at all, specially his Hollywood escapades like this one or the screaming J. Moore. Eastern Promises was okay though.:)