Movie Review: A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE, 2005

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A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE, 2005
Movie Reviews

Directed by David Cronenberg
Starring: Viggo Mortenson, Maria Bello, Ed Harris, William Hurt, Ashton Holmes, Stephen McHattie, Peter MacNeill, Aidan Devin
Review by Andrew Kosarko

SYNOPSIS:

Tom Stall (Viggo Mortensen) is living a happy and quiet life with his lawyer wife (Maria Bello) and their two children in the small town of Millbrook, Indiana, but one night their idyllic existence is shattered when Tom foils a vicious attempted robbery in his diner. Sensing danger, he takes action and saves his customers and friends in the self-defense killings of two-sought-after criminals. Heralded as a hero, Tom’s life is changed overnight, attracting a national media circus, which forces him into the spotlight. Uncomfortable with his newfound celebrity, Tom tries to return to the normalcy of his…