A History of Violence

[ciphergoth]

A History of Violence is excellent. The idyllic start is slightly overdone, but the buildup of tension is very good, and the violence is absolutely top quality. Recommended.

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[tisme.livejournal.com]

Yes. Fantastically done. You could watch the whole of Kill Bill and not see anything as graphic and real and bloody as a two second shot here. The sex scenes were extremely well done as well, I thought, and very hot. It's good to see Viggo doing something that really stretches him. No pun intended.

[lovelybug.livejournal.com]

Sex scenes - I concur. First time I've ever seen a 69 in a mainstream film. And the bit on the stairs *fans self*

[tisme.livejournal.com]

Yes, and wasn't it so...sweet? The way he lifted her skirt a little and said 'Ooooh'. They were great together.

And the stairs...my insides did a little involuntary spasm, much to my embarassment. I recommend We Don't Live Here Anymore which has a similar style, to me, anyway. The film itself is a little slow, but there's one sex scene up against a wall that still has my pupils expanding when I think about it months later.

[biog.livejournal.com]

Going to see this film tonight. I'm a huge D.Cronenberg fan (especially 'Crash' and 'Existenz'), looking forward to this film a lot.