Worth a watch
Gerard from Tipperary, 21 Feb 2008
I had seen the trailers for this one on tv. Looked like an interesting movie. Viggo was good as the doting father and loving husband although maybe it was laid on a bit thick. Then the winds of change swept through the small town he lived in. Ed Harris was scary, man that eye was a good effect. I was more afraid of it than his character. The change that affected the family was interesting as the final scenes and ending. Altogether a thumbs up. The eye got the oscar from me !
7 people out of 9 found this review helpful
A history of violence
John from Cavan, 28 May 2007
Not as weird as some of David Cronenberg's work. This starts out as a fairly engaging thriller with good performances from Viggo Mortenson and Ed Harris but becomes a little predictable towards the end. Definitely worth watching though.
6 people out of 7 found this review helpful
Watchable
Pamela from Galway, 10 Apr 2007
This sets out as standard melodrama and ends up...standard melodrama. Worth it if you like gettin' Viggy with it. Othrwise the story is just too one dimensional.
6 people out of 11 found this review helpful
Brilliant
Stephen from Dublin, 19 Nov 2007
Viggo mortensen is excellent in this thriller about him trying to get away from his life in the Mob. Gruesome at some points but very realistic
4 people out of 4 found this review helpful
Amazing!
Pamela from Dublin, 31 Jul 2007
This is an amazing film, very very enjoyable! But not for the person is is very squeamish at little things!
3 people out of 4 found this review helpful
Tense, brilliant thriller
John from Dublin, 24 Feb 2008
Viggo Mortensen is surprisingly good as ordinary Tom Stall, who becomes a hero when he kills two men who hold up his small town diner. The resulting fame brings the attention of some serious city mobsters who believe Tom is really Joey Cusack, an old enemy of theirs who disappeared into hiding 20 years ago. The acting is subtle, the twists carefully structured and the sub-plot involving Tom's family relevant and sustained until the violence of the title finally explodes.
2 people out of 6 found this review helpful
A Cronenberg Cracker
Hazel from Dublin, 07 Jun 2007
A 'regular joe' (Viggo Mortensen) becomes an overnight hero while foiling the attempted robbery of his diner in a small town. His heroics attract some unwelcome attention to the sleepy town, seemingly unearthing things which are better left alone. This is not necessarily the kind of movie you would expect from David Cronenberg, but it is really very good indeed.
The cast are excellent and the story is very good. Definitely worth a watch
2 people out of 8 found this review helpful
Excellent
Ciaran from Dublin, 17 May 2007
Viggo Mortensen plays a quiet cafe owner in a small town nowhere in particular in middle America. Up show a couple of nasty characters who are certainly 'not from round these here parts'. Who are they? What do they want? What dark secrets lie in the history of this quiet and unassuming cafe owner? Slow, tense thriller with a couple of outstanding scenes. Highly recommended.
2 people out of 3 found this review helpful
The worst/slowest half movie Ive ever seen
Larragh from Dublin, 10 Aug 2007
I dont know what effect they wanted with the slow silent style in this movie. It was boring, and the action was useless.
Im not sure if the acting was awful, as the script couldnt have been easy to work with. By the end of the movie I was still waiting for something to happen!! Please please dont make the same mistake I did, and stay away from this waste of 2 hours!!!
2 people out of 9 found this review helpful