3.20.2006

A History Of Violence

I just finished watching this movie about "a bloody self defense incident involving a mild mannered man brings his hidden past back to haunt him and his family." Grade: Slightly above average Odd Scene: The wife surprises her husband with a cheerleader outfit Violence Level: Mucho Oscar consideration: William Hurt was nominated for Best Supporting Actor (but he appears for only 15 minutes in the film). Confused: I could have sworn the lead actress in the film was Diane Lane (from "Unfaithful" ) but it was actually Maria Bello who I have never heard of.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Maria Bello played the owner of the bar in Coyote Ugly. You know, you 'member.

Anonymous said...

Maria Bello played the owner of the bar in Coyote Ugly. You know, you 'member.

LoveLit said...

She also played the woman who was shot execution style in "Assault on Precinct 13". My husband saw "A History of Violence", and even he said it was incredibly violent, possibly unnecessarily violent. Oh well, lived up to its name.

Anonymous said...

Uh, Barry, she doesn't even remotely look like Diane Lane!!!