Movie: History of Violence

November 22, 2005 @ 10:54 am · Posted by Sah · Filed under Movies

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We went to see A History of Violence last week. Although it felt a little heavy handed at times (illustrating the happy family, the small town, the bad men, etc.), it was generally an entertaining film. Viggo Mortensen was well cast and convincingly portrayed someone with something to hide. The movie felt almost vicious, but was compelling and full of tension. And although Viggo looked good, I still say he’s at his best with long hair, and covered in dirt and grime, i.e. Strider/Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings movies.

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Bonney Said,

November 24, 2005 @ 2:03 am

Amen sister. Viggo just isn’t the same all clean cut and not wearing leather and carrying a sword.
Garrett Said,

December 1, 2005 @ 9:41 am

I agree! Strider is hot…er…I mean Leagolas is hot…crap…nevermind.

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