Film Fight: October 2005

A History Of Violence is quite unlike many recent films. It does not try to cleverly tie together a dozen plot strands. It does not mind if characters are their to serve a single purpose and then move on. It does not need order and tranquility to be restored to the smalltown world view it portrays early on. And it's far better for it.Cronenberg shows us a portrait of a man who has forgotten his past and does not like the blood it coats his life in. Tom Stall wants to disappear back into his new community, but his world has been changed irrevocably and his family have to deal with the consequences. Viggo Mortensen is tragic, and broken, as the main character; only occasionally allowing events to become a touch comic book. The ending makes this film though, with no forced resolution. Great film.Next is Serenity, the film based on the ill-fated but absolutely brilliant Firefly tv series. What can be said about the film? It's good, it has some excellent action sequences and character ...

21:46:28 November 4, 2005, Friday (PST) Source: Solitude

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