Mortensen, Viggo

• 28 Days (2000)

  [5/10]

  "You don't see any remarkable performances or go through any emotional highs or lows, but you do end up with a warm-fuzzy feeling, hoping for the best as Gwen starts her sober life."

• History of Violence, A (2005)

  [6/10]

  "A History of Violence asks serious questions about the generational effects of violence, but fails to provide any solid answers to these questions."

• Witness (1985)

  [7/10]

  "Witness creates good suspense and shows the contrasting culture of the Amish without making any judgements. The script lays on the religious symbolism quite thick: John (an apostle of Christ), Book (a synonym for the Bible), and John knows carpentry (Christ was the son of a carpenter). With this setup, you must expect that John Book will function as some sort of savior figure, but that savior figure also has romantic inclinations."

  Average score: 6.00