The thing that makes A History of Violence so excellent is its realism. There is no intense slow motion action scenes with bullet dodging or kung fu choreography. The action is genuine and actually plausible. There was no point in the film where I called shenanigans on Viggo Mortensen's moves to dispatch the various scum and crime lords in the movie.
I was also pleased with the dramatic undertone of the movie, it balances well with the action, even if it sometimes seems too intense. The acting is excellent, the entire cast is believable and do a great job in expressing the confusion and anger of the scenarios of this film.
I was also pleased with the dramatic undertone of the movie, it balances well with the action, even if it sometimes seems too intense. The acting is excellent, the entire cast is believable and do a great job in expressing the confusion and anger of the scenarios of this film.