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A History of Violence (2005)
Most disappointing film of the year
From David Cronenberg you expect more than an average Saturday night movie. Still, although it pretends much more, that is exactly what 'A history of violence is'. Sure one can act dramatic about the question 'is there murderer in any of us', but (a) there are a million books and movies about that theme and (b) this films adds absolutely nothing to that. 'A history of violence' is a cheap story, told poorly with way to many sideways that lead nowhere. On top of that the acting is pretty average and the casting just revolting (the blonde 2-year-old daughter puhlease!!!). Still, I would have bought it if the film ended when the son shot its father's attackers, but unfortunately Croneberg drags it about half an hour longer to a completely ridiculous ending. From the killing of Fogarty on the development of the characters is completely unbelievable and the need for closure in the final scene just nauseating. For a long time Broken Flowers, where Bill Murray uses this same excuse for acting as Viggo Mortenssen- was the favorite of most disappointing movie of the year, but in the end Cronenberg has won it. I just hope I won't have to sit through anything worse than this for the rest of the year.
Fast Food Fast Women (2000)
a warm film
This is just a sweet film. I think that if you don't like it because it's too mellow, you should ask yourself if you haven't grown to be too cynical.
All the people that normally only see trash as "Sleepless in Seattle" should see it. The film is romantic but not sticky, intelligent but not arrogant...
The performance of Anna Thomson (or Anna Levine as she is called here) is simply heartwarming. all the movie through, you never realise that this lovely Bella-character is an actress.