Lessons derived from A History of Violence, with Viggo Mortensen as a former mobster (maybe):

1) Mobsters can't shoot

2) Philadelphia mobsters can't shoot at ALL

3) The only people who get successfully shot by Philly mobsters are [i:1d4b691413] other [/i:1d4b691413] Philly mobsters. Preferably, if they're already lying on the ground with a mortal injury of some kind.

4) If a Philly mobster shoots you at a point-blank range, he'll hit your shoulder. Once you start running away at a leisurely pace, the mobster will continue shooting and miss every time.

5) Aragorn kicks ass!


Aside from all that, it was a surprisingly good movie, with some nice subtle moments toward the end!