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Nothing ever happens

Thursday, February 23, 2006 ★ 12:14 ★ Category Films

Nothing ever happens in Millbrook… until two criminals try to rob a coffee shop. Tom Stall, the shop keeper, starts a fight and manages to kill the two armed men. The story of Tom, who is now a local hero, is broadcasted in several television shows.

A history of violence

Viggo Mortensen as Tom Stall

A couple of days later other men in black cars show up, claiming they know Tom from a long time ago. Tom insists he doesn’t know them, but the men seem pretty sure about it. Then the threatening starts…

A history of violence, directed by David Cronenberg (other films: eXistenz, Camera), sounds like a cheap B-movie. Although the film itself is not, the story is not that impressive, not to mention the really weird mix of happy family life and cruel violence.