A History of Violence | Rotten Tomatoes (2024)

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Aaron D Good, but not great. The vicious, unforgiving violence is portrayed real well with convincing roles throughout. Great musical score, and an entertaining story that does not bore, even if it's themes aren't overwhelmingly thoughtful. It's stuck in an uncomfortable limbo between an artistic take on violence and a formulaic action flick. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/04/24 Full Review Howard H Thought provoking although predictable. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/15/24 Full Review Varun Raw, very brutal action movie, the protagonist has no backstory to establish but still is very much effective the way story carried on.Some questionable intimate scenes other than that was overall good action drama with lots of intensity! Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/11/24 Full Review Alec C Are we inherently violent or is it something that we choose to be? Tom Stall is a seemingly unknowing coffee shop owner, until a stick--up unleashes dark impulses that spurs ghosts from the past to hunt him and his family down. This film takes lengths to ensure that the violence feels completely unexpected, making it much more shocking when it actually happens! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/03/24 Full Review Anderson O Among one of the Great performances by Viggo, a History of Violence tells a tale of attempting to remove your past and guiding a new life, and the consequences of the past life coming back to haunt you when making deals with those whom strings are attached. Carl Forgarty is one of the great psychological mob villians in comicbook adaptation history. And William hurt's character has a great performance as well.Star studded casting in the amazement of David's directing style. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/28/23 Full Review Jake M Excellent movie! On the surface it seems predictable, yet delivers many surprises in how events unfold. It's predictably unpredictable, if you will. Very well written and acted, thought provoking examination of the duality of human beings- how good people can remain good while being capable of extreme violence under the right circ*mstances. Also a great redemption story about a bad guy turned good. Highly recommended! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/10/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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