A History of Violence

tom stall is a family man who owns a restaurant and has a calm life. one day, in his diner(restaurant) he kills two cold-blooded killers in order to protect a waitress works for him. he becomes a local hero and his face is shown everywhere, papers, tv. other day, mobster carl fogarty comes to the town, to his diner and calls him joey susack telling that he was a former hit man. when carl threatens him and his family, tom defends them and violence is released in a chain reaction. read more

What makes this film set apart from other generic films of this type is the character of the protagonist. You would know when you watch it. The plot is thin. More emphasis is given for the character and the family dynamics. It is shown very well how the family gets affected emotionally. As the name suggests, the movie is violent. You could see blood and brains blowing out. There are gun fights which are good but really short. Cinematography was fine.This movie has a bit of pacing issues. It was slow even though it is just 1 hr 35 min long. Had weaker villains who just talk and die. The acting... read more