The Factory

This movie was decent but I watched it too close to The Tall Man, and saw some crazy similarities.

It stars John Cusack and Jennifer Carpenter (Dexter) as police detectives investigating the disappearance of prostitutes in their town.  But then, his daughter, played by Mae Whitman, whom I've adored since When a Man Loves a Woman, which if you haven't seen you'd better watch right this minute, disappears as well, amping up the search for their kidnapper.

Nice job by Mind of the Married Man's Sonya Walger, who plays Cusack's wife.

It's decent.  Watch it way separately from the Tall Man.  Or if you have to choose, watch The Tall Man.

Released: 2012
Availability: DVD and streaming
Why I watched: Recommended by Netflix

A History of Violence

When this movie came to theaters, I remember thinking it was going to be, literally, a history of violence.  Like a documentary.  And even after I realized that wasn't the case, I didn't want to see it.

It's pretty good, though.  Viggo Mortenson and Maria Bello play a married couple in a small Indiana town.  He owns a little diner, which gets held up by criminals, and his quick reactions save the day...and unleash a host of other problems when Ed Harris comes to town claiming Mortenson is actually a thug from a Philly crime family.

I mean, if nothing else is on, this isn't bad.  It wouldn't be my go-to, though.

Availability: DVD only
Released: 2005
Added to my queue: 2/12/2008
Reason added to my queue: unknown