A History of Violence (2005)
Thursday, March 16th, 2006I should have killed you back in Philly…
I wonder if David Cronenberg was ever voted “Most Likely to Totally Creep People Out” back in high school. Certainly, as a director, the pressure-relief valve leading to the darkest, squirmiest parts of his brain seems to be stuck in the full-open position. His Dead Ringers did for trips to the gynecologist what Jaws did for swimming in the ocean.A History of Violence both is and isn’t a departure for Cronenberg. While it does have its share of blood and human viscera on display, it’s relatively restrained (for Cronenberg) and there are no televisions turning into body parts. It’s his most mainstream movie since The Dead Zone (and it really says something about your career when your most mainstream work is a Stephen King adaptation).
