Carnage (2011)
If you watch the preview to Carnage, you’ll expect the rest of the film to be a witty comedy. While you will probably laugh several times, it’s actually a tense drama, so be prepared if you decide to rent it. I own a copy and love watching the four actors give ticking time bomb performances.
The film gives credit to the play God of Carnage, but I recognized the plot from an early F. Scott Fitzgerald story “The Baby Party”. In both stories, adults are shown to act like children when they try to reconcile their kids’ argument. It’s supposed to be terribly ironic and symbolic, and while normally I don’t like that tone, I love this movie. Kate Winslet and Christoph Waltz are an unhappily married couple who come to Jodie Foster and John C. Reilly’s apartment because their sons got in a fight on the playground. While everyone starts off polite and mature, personality clashes and tensions rise throughout the film. Before long, maturity gets thrown out the window and everyone loses his and her temper. Since the entire movie takes place in one apartment with only four actors, it’s a remarkable feat that the pace is so flawless. There are no lulls, and your brain is forced to pay attention during the quick, biting banter. My hat goes off to all four actors as well as to the director, Roman Polanski.
More Kate Winslet movies here!
The film gives credit to the play God of Carnage, but I recognized the plot from an early F. Scott Fitzgerald story “The Baby Party”. In both stories, adults are shown to act like children when they try to reconcile their kids’ argument. It’s supposed to be terribly ironic and symbolic, and while normally I don’t like that tone, I love this movie. Kate Winslet and Christoph Waltz are an unhappily married couple who come to Jodie Foster and John C. Reilly’s apartment because their sons got in a fight on the playground. While everyone starts off polite and mature, personality clashes and tensions rise throughout the film. Before long, maturity gets thrown out the window and everyone loses his and her temper. Since the entire movie takes place in one apartment with only four actors, it’s a remarkable feat that the pace is so flawless. There are no lulls, and your brain is forced to pay attention during the quick, biting banter. My hat goes off to all four actors as well as to the director, Roman Polanski.
More Kate Winslet movies here!