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가정적이고 친절한 남자 톰은 어느 날 그가 운영하던 작은 식당에 들이닥친 파산 직전의 살인자들을 죽이고 사람을 구한 일로 일약 마을의 영웅이 되어 매스컴에 대서특필된다. 그러나 며칠 후, 거대 갱단의 두목 포가티가 찾아와 그의 진짜 정체는 따뜻한 가장 톰이 아닌 자신의 적이자 킬러인 조이라며 가족을 위협한다. 아내 에디와 아이들 역시 톰에게서 문득문득 보이는 조이의 모습에 두려움을 느끼며 점점 그를 멀리하고, 마침내 포가티는 톰의 집에 총을 들고 들이닥치는데...
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TMDB에서 전체 보기Probably Cronenberg's most mundane work, but that's not even remotely a knock against _A History of Violence_. I hear tell that fans of the comic don't much like this big screen re-telling, but I've never read it, so I'm gonna go ahead and really enjoy it anyway. _Final rating:★★★½ - I really liked it. Would strongly recommend you give it your time._
We start with images of two rather brutal hoodlums who have robbed and massacred the staff at a roadside motel and then sort of follow them into a town where "Tom" (Viggo Mortensen) runs the diner. They stop by one afternoon, intent on causing a bit of mayhem, only to discover that their host is a bit more capable of defending himself than they'd anticipated. Quickly "Tom" is lauded as an hero, an…
**_When a peaceable family man is backed against a wall_** Shot in the late summer/early fall of 2004, this was described by director Cronenberg as “a meditation on the human body and its relationship to violence.” It comes in the tradition of “Straw Dogs,” addressing the same issues as “Billy Jack”; namely, absolute pacifism vs limited pacifism. The former never resorts to violence, even in th…
80/100 After protecting his customers by killing a couple of serial killers, the owner of a small town café is proclaimed a hero. This attracts a gangster who swears the man is a former associate and killer. Moving along at a slow and steady pace, the film does an excellent job of keeping you questioning whether he is a former assassin or simply the wrong guy. The relationships are honest, pers…