A highly thoughtful take on the nature of violence from acclaimed director David Cronenberg. One night in the peaceful American mid-west is broken apart when Tom Stall, played by a commanding Viggo Mortensen, kills two crooks. Hailed as a local hero he must now face up to a hidden past. Full of brooding menace and suspense, this is Cronenberg at his best. William Hurt and Ed Harris deliver vintage performances. Just the antidote to Elizabethtown. 96 mins.