Rating of
3.5/4
A smart, absorbing thriller.
filmfan09 - wrote on 01/09/09
One of my top 'Best Films of 2005'.
The film is, simply put, amazing. Anyone who enjoys Cronenberg's other films will greatly appreciate this one. Viggo Mortensen proved he's one of the finest actors to come along in a long while. Maria Bello carries so much on her talented shoulders. With Mortensen she shines with alternately warming and heartbreaking truthfulness. Ed Harris was delightfully menacing, and William Hurt gave the liveliest and best performance I've seen from him.
Besides being a thriller, it also a smart film about the culture of violence. How it dominates our world. One of the questions the film asks whether one can live free of violence, even the slightest. In the film violence lurks in every corner and the characters are forced to defend themselves. Definitely one of my most favorite Cronenberg film along with 'The Fly' remake.
