I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

Absolutely Fantastic

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Carnage (2011) is a very intersecting study of four characters, two extremely different married couples who's sons got into a physical fight and now they are meeting to discuss what needs to be done about it. This film takes place in one location, Reilly and fosters apartment. The acting is CRUCIALLY IMPORTANT in a movie like this one. And thankfully we have four fine established actors carrying this intelligent film. Jodie foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz, and John C Reilly all bring their very best effort to this movie. They each play their respective characters wonderfully, especially foster and winslet, they really did deserve those golden globe nominations they received. Each character is so unique and different and they each react to the situation that brings them together differently. The script allows for extremely raw dialogue to dominate much of the movie, giving the movie a lot depth and meaning. The movie really isn't even about their sons fight, it's about these four clearly damaged characters and seeing them express their deep pain and frustrations in very loud/volcanic ways. The movie is directed marvelously and I really don't have any complaints. It's not a film for everyone, but I highly suggest it if you typically like this sort of film.

Taking a look on BBC iPlayer,I spotted an intriguing title from Roman Polanski. Greatly enjoying his 2010 movie The Ghost Writer,I got set to witness Polanski's screen carnage.The plot:After their kids Zachary Cowan & Ethan Longstreet get in a fight,parents Michael and Penelope Longstreet invite Nancy and Alan Cowan round to clear the matter in their flat. Agreeing to write a letter about what the boys have done, the couples soon begin to reveal their true feelings on the other couple,and of each other.View on the film:Filmed in real time,co-writer/(along with Yasmina Reza and Michael Katims) director Roman Polanski and cinematographer Pawel Edelman display a fine eye for physical Comedy,with Polanski showing a surprising gleefulness in covering the apartment with broken phones and vomit. Based on co-writer Yasmina Reza's one-set play,the writers lock the flat in an absurdist atmosphere,where every attempt the Cowan's make to leave the flat causes the arguments to become more ridiculous.Whilst the peculiar behaviour of the couples is peeled open,the writers never go beyond the bleeding heart Liberal and sharp dressed businessman suffice,that causes the film to run out of steam,due to the characters not being built up well enough to make the jet-black Comedy games fully hit their targets.Cast as a shining Liberal elite, Jodie Foster disappointingly gives an overcooked performance as Penelope,due to Foster's stage-bound manner ruining Penelope's Liberal chic with shrieks that aim for the absurd, but just run cold. Playing the notes that Foster misses, Christoph Waltz and John C. Reilly give great performances as Michael Longstreet and Alan Cowan,thanks to the guys keeping Cowan's work obsession and Longstreet's off-the-cuff manners intact, even as their conversations get more off-beat,whilst Kate Winslet throws up a wonderfully catty performance as Nancy,as the full carnage starts to kick in.

A one-act play, centring on two sets of parents in a Brooklyn apartment discussing a violent episode between their children, sandwiched between a very short, speech-free prologue and epilogue as credits roll. The ostensibly liberal but clearly uptight mother and apparently more conciliatory but hen-pecked father of the victim invite the aggressor's parents (she overtly more community-spirited, he more put out as he manages a work crisis on his mobile) over to talk about the incident, as responsible adults, but the ensuing clash of attitudes prompts a descent into the sort of puerile behaviour that was precisely the intended subject of the conversation. Well cast, the four players interpret the sharp, witty lines with aplomb, one's sympathies leaping around from character to character as they gradually unravel, but without ever settling anywhere for long as each in turn cedes any moral high ground as quickly as they gained it. There is scorn aplenty (subtle and blatant) as rivalries and alliances are repeatedly struck and dashed. One can forgive the improbability of the meeting surviving several junctures when it would more naturally end because the dialogue continues to give. I guess you can't go far wrong with such a script in the hands of this director and group of actors and it makes for a very watchable film, although I'm guessing the stage is its real home and I'll look out for it there.

The acting is classy, the colours are deep and the camera work is wonderful. That's as good as this film gets. Beyond that, a dull and ultimately pointless story with no real ending.All very well praising the acting etc. but the film is marketed as being explosive and funny. In truth only one or two parts made me laugh and while a few other bits took my interest, the rest is reminiscent of an awfully scripted play. Also, did I mention, there is no real ending. I've really no idea what else to say regarding it, it was a film that could have been done in about 15 minutes. Don't recommend personally, and if you do watch it, don' expect anything to come of it. Sorry Kate!