I was utterly blown away by this film. The scope is small and the story may at first seem simple but there is so much more to the film. I thought Cronenberg's direction was beautiful and all of the performances where exceptional especially Mortensen's. This film asks the question can we truly leave our pasts behind or are there some things that we as individuals will never be free from and I think that it is looked at in a very compelling and disturbing way. David Cronenberg is one of my favorite film makers and I think A History of Violence has been his best film so far!!