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  • Carnage
  • Opened December 16, 2011 (NY, LA) | Runtime:1 hr 20 min
  • R
    Language
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 16+. Read More
  • After two boys duke it out on a playground, the parents of the "victim" invite the parents of the "bully" over to work out their issues. A polite discussion of childrearing soon escalates into verbal warfare, with all four parents revealing their Read More
  • Cast: Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz, John C. Reilly
  • Director: Roman Polanski
  • Genres: Art House/Foreign, Comedy, Drama

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Carnage Recent Fan Reviews

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    Disturbing Film

    Excellent acting by everyone. Jodie deserves a nomination. I hadn't seen the play and had didn't read reviews, so I didn't recall the plot. It was a difficult film for me to sit through--not because of the fact it's essentially a filmed play--and the dialogue doesn't easily transfer to film, but the fact that, while obviously funny in scenes, I didn't laugh once. The underlying passive agressiveness and utimate hostility of Kate and Christophe's characters are so palpably disturbing I couldn't find humor, even in the funny parts. I left very disturbed by the film, but I will say, I've never been so shaken by a film. Not perfect, but worth seeing. Actually quite haunting.

  • So-so

    The stakes are lost on me

    The movie's tagline - comedy of no manners - along with the pedigree play and cast should've been a winning formula. Polanski and a film 95% interior should've had tension racketed up. But he's always seems to be troubled with comic forces throughout most of his work. The film just didn't live up to the hype. I didn't believe in the victim's parents - Penny and Michael; Foster's wife was over-the-top and Reilly's husband took to long and to mutely unravel. Waltz and Winslet were much more evenly matched. I just don't think the tension and/or stakes were increased as time wore on, and the liquor poured. It was quite forgettable after it was done.

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    Sad and funny

    by qusheba

    The acting was very good. We found ourselves laughing out loud and trying not to be too loud. It makes us want to see Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf again.

Carnage Critic Reviews

Go Avg. Critic Score 61 out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 88
    Boston Globe | Ty Burr

    The film's an even four-hander, with awful behavior spread evenly among the...

  • 88
    Philadelphia Inquirer | Steven Rea

    Think "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?," but then think fun.

  • 75
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    This is not a particularly memorable film, but Polanski brings a great deal of...

  • 70
    Los Angeles Times | Kenneth Turan

    Not only is Polanski very much in his comfort zone with this material, he also...

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