like signing on for disability benefit riding a unicycle

Well, was working away on Friday at Hallam and decided to see if anything fun was on at the Odeon and lo and hehold they randomly were showing the new Cronenberg film, a History of Violence which i had just been reading about in the Guardian Review. So went off and got some lunch (including a frankly crazy Black Forest Muffin) and then went to see it. The film completely flawed me, i thought it was amazing to the extent i've not been able to stop thinking about it and immediately after spent a while just wandering around town. The film tells the story of a small town guy who appears to be a model citizen and have a model life. One evening at his cafe he is violently stood up and ends up killing the two criminals and in so doing becomes a local hero. However, this sets off a chain of events which basically suggests that this guy's life is a thinly veiled sham and he struggles with who he thought he'd left behind and questions regarding who he actually is since revealing this sends his family and friends running away from him. Almost like i feel about myself at the moment really with the perception that i'm fairly nice really not very accurate at all (oh, poor me). Anyway brilliant film but you'll need a fairly strong stomach; the violence when it comes is graphic but not at all stylised so just brutal.

Also, i think children shouldn't be let on trains, it isn't fair to them nor anyone else. Also, Virgin seems to like to take the scenic route on weekends.