Thursday Night Movie Club
300
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Release Date: 9 March 2007

Director: Zack Snyder
ACTORS:
Gerard Butler
Lena Headey
Dominic West
David Wenham
Vincent Regan
Michael Fassbender
Tom Wisdom
Andrew Pleavin
Andrew Tiernan
Rodrigo Santoro
Giovani Cimmino
Stephen McHattie
Greg Kramer
Alex Ivanovici
Kelly Craig
CHARACTERS:
King Leonidas
Queen Gorgo
Theron
Dilios
Captain
Stelios
Astinos
Daxos
Ephialtes
Xerxes
Pleistarchos
Loyalist
Ephor #1
Ephor #2
Oracle Girl
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David Cronenberg's A History of Violence is a suspenseful thriller, but it is an uneven movie. Cronenberg is close to joining the ranks of Hitchcock and Welles but is not quite there yet. He does not maintain the suspense throughout and, I suspect, the production company got involved and had the final say. Too bad!

This is a small film (not a blockbuster) and a personal film. It is the personal side that is not developed to the detriment of the film. I don't mean this in the directorial aspect. Several conflicts are set in motion but are not fully developed.