Starring: Jodie Foster, John C Riley, Kate Winslet and Christoph Waltz
Directed by: Roman Polanski
Story and Screen play: Yasmin Reza and Roman Polanski
Based of the French play "Le Dieu du carnage"
I watched this pleasant surprise of a movie 'Carnage' by Roman Polanski.
I started the movie expecting a blood fest and a serious movie. But no! This movie is hilarious - well hilarious may not be the correct word - it is not a laugh-out-loud kind of comedy but I was laughing out loud inside my mind.
This movie is a stunning achievement for the script writer.It starts out as a fight between two children at school but that is over in the first few minutes. The parents then take over and start to resolve it in a civilized and cultured manner. But it turns out that the parents start fighting like children culminating in the adults revealing their true personalities.
These two families represent a typical American family with all the 'family values' Americans fantasize about. But then the movie starts peeling out their facade and we start seeing them for who they really are. The way the movie brings out the childishness and silliness of the adults is brilliant. Their personalities are peeled out layer by layer exposing their pomposity and fake civility.
The movie would not have worked but for the fantastic acting. All most all the movie happens as conversation between the two sets of parents. Kate Winslet, Christopher Waltz and John C Riley steal the show. Only Jodie Foster has a jarring, over-the-top performance. Even though her character is a sillier than the others, she should have been more imaginative in bringing out the character instead of over acting.
Story and Screen play by Yasmin Reza is top notch. Even though this was a very enjoyable movie, I could not help feel that it was more like a play. It turns out it was originally a French Play "Le Dieu du carnage" by Yasmin Reza. Roman Polanski has given has an excellent film.
I will give it 7.5 out of 10.
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