Carnage

  • A (INDIA)
  • 2011


MOVIE IS impeccable entertaining cynical civilized original
Close Video

66 %
71 % Fresh
$ 0 Million
Award Winner
See Where to Watch Carnage
Positive Reviews 86
Negative reviews 7
Average Rating 3.6/5
impeccable entertaining cynical civilized original

  • All
  • Positive
  • Negative
3.2
Polanski wants to rub our collective noses in the ugliest elements of humanity. Av Club
4.5
They dont mean that much all put together, either, but Carnage is still highly watchable, thanks to Gleizes keen eye. Av Club
4.5
Carnage certainly doesnt pull any punches when it comes to addressing the evils of the meat industry. Den Of Geek
2.5
But he doesnt change much.Rezas screenplay (co written by Polanski) maintains the same enjoyable satiric contrasts of the original. Indie Wire
3.0
In Brooklyn Bridge Park, one boy grabs a stick and takes a mighty whack at the other. Austin Chronicle
1.5
Whether hes a pathetic alcoholic or a loyal brother in arms, however, Cruise doesnt measure up. ( Austin Chronicle
4.5
You can tell shes for real because theres Alvin Ailey posters all over the walls. Austin Chronicle
4.0
Yet Waltz steals the show with a crowd pleasing embrace of his characters weasel wit and amoral attitudes. Time Out
4.5
As it spirals towards its amusingly messy conclusion the film loses its tightness and lapses towards drunken clichs, but Carnage is never if not watch .. Screen Daily
3.8
Its not every 79 minute movie that allows all four characters to hurdle through a full gamut of emotions. Rogerebert
3.0
Its also often very funny and bitingly incisive.Yet, like a visit to friends you dont really care for, you kind of cant wait to leave. Ny Daily News
2.5
But this time something funny is also meant to break out, and occasionally does just not frequently enough to compensate for the encroaching tedium. The Globe And Mail
4.4
A deeply cynical view of marriage, a wariness of coupledom, fidelity, and trust, has long been evident in Roman Polanskis work.In fact, his very first .. Philly
2.5
.The pic is claustrophobic by design four characters, one apartment but were trapped in this small space with a pretty enviable cast. Philly
4.0
This is a character driven drama that sizzles with the heat of anger and hatred. Spirituality And Practice
3.2
It all seemed like goofy dramatics and an actors vehicle to see if it were possible for the talented cast to get more out of such a limited script tha .. Sover
3.8
10 1 8 / 10 Carnage is a film of pure acid, spraying across the screen like the gush of vomit unleashed from the churning stomach of one of the lead c .. Blu Ray
4.4
This is the kind of movie John Waters might have made if his career had moved in this direction.Its hysterical in the best sense of the word, but its .. Combust Ible Celluloid
4.0
After a school bully assaults a classmate, the victims parents (Jodie Foster, John C. Reilly) invite the aggressors parents (Kate Winslet, Christoph W .. Chicago Reader
3.8
Ultimately, the film boils down to a study of arrogancehow people presume to know whats best for others. Mark Reviews Movies
3.1
Despite their well appointed meeting place and seemingly good intentions, the bourgeoisie characters in Carnage are anything but discreet or charming. .. Usa Today
2.8
Its all reasonably entertaining to watch, occasionally very funny, and it never drags no small feat for a one set film with only four actors. Eric Ds Nider
4.0
Review Our Score by Adam Smith Roman Polanskis adaptation of Le Dieu du Carnage (God of Carnage), Yasmina Rezas hit play, is a tightly wound, enjoyabl .. Radio Times
4.0
Thanks to the coruscating dialogue and four tremendous central performances, the film transcends its stage origins. Independent
2.5
The film version of Carnage hasnt just lost God from its title, its lost the laughs from the play that brought it life. Rolling Stone
3.5
And it says something about the darkly funny antics of Carnage that said puking probably doesnt constitute the most socially awkward moment. The Wrap
3.1
The screenplay, by Reza and director Roman Polanski, quite often has the edge of a rusty razor blade. News Day
3.2
How much you like the movie will largely depend on how badly you want to be cooped up in a Brooklyn apartment with four discontented jabberers. Cs Monitor
2.5
There are some volcanic emotions erupting, dealing with class and sex, but, magnified by the camera and lacking the kind of stylized distance a stage .. Film Journal
3.0
Yet it takes only a few poorly worded half thoughts to bring up the psychic temperature and bring the characters less than civilized qualities to the .. Az Central
4.4
The films an even four hander, with awful behavior spread evenly among the characters and spellbinding performances by the quartet of co leads. Boston
4.4
Gandolfinis brutishness with its menacing hint of violence is somewhat missed, but Reilly channels his inner sad sack to great effect.Foster and Winsl .. Boston
1.0
Given the powerhouse performers involved, this thing should have gone off like a powder keg, but Polanski apparently directed the film by text.There i .. Smh
4.5
The thing is, every time you decide youve got a handle on whos what and how that mustve influenced the boys, the script throws you a curve. Npr
4.4
The performances have the energy of great screwball comedy, a can you top this quality. Star Tribune
2.8
Indeed, the above event is just an excuse, a pretext for a deeper, more poignant probing of morals and mores. Emanuellevy
5.0
The work of a master, this wickedly funny film is beautifully orchestrated and controlled. Guardian
3.0
You cant help wondering if the casting of a US actor couple versus a non US actor couple is deliberate, or even if there is some unconscious personal .. Guardian
4.0
That aside, the film barely puts a foot wrong.The acting comes at full throttle while the pacing cranks up the tension in agonising, incremental degre .. Guardian
2.8
Theyre not to blame: No one makes sense in Rezas world of glittering mockery. Ew
4.0
In a holiday season crammed with promiscuously wasteful two hour plus movies that seek to milk every possible emotion from you, this one keeps you lau .. Salon
2.5
But this fine ensemble isnt at fault for Carnages essential insubstantiality. Slate
4.0
His task is complete: the bourgeoisie hasnt been this gleefully epatered since Bunuel.A quartet of pitch perfect performances from a cast uniformly at .. Empire
3.5
Instead, the tension not only between the couples but also their spouses grows perceptibly tighter, as the veil of civility is lifted. Susang Ranger
3.8
Its a slight but highly entertaining little morsel that leaves you laughing and thinking about how rotten apples never fall far from the tree, and it .. Observer
3.0
We get to see four fine actors do what they do best here, and that may be this films biggest offering. Common Sense Media
2.5
It is possible that folks this brutish and nasty do exist in a high rise somewhere, and that a simple conversation about responsibility might lead to .. Sf Gate
3.5
Who would have seen the joke, and the horror, more clearly than Pina Bausch.In the same vein, who is better placed than Wenders to film the unforgetta .. New Yorker
3.8
But the play also benefits from Polanskis own shrewd perspective. Slant Magazine
3.0
The picture becomes funnier as the aggression picks up but it is never quite as hilarious as it should be and, ultimately, it doesnt have anything muc .. Express
3.5
I havent seen God of Carnage on stage in Christopher Hamptons original theatrical translation.Based on the film, however, this material is compelling .. Bullz-Eye
2.8
.Laura: Cowriter (with God of Carnage playwright Yasmina Reza)/director Roman Polanski brings the much ballyhooed European and Broadway play to the sc .. Reeling Reviews
4.5
Even more repugnant is the suggestion that those seeking justice are deluded about the true nature of the world and humanity.It leaves a nasty afterta .. Flickfilosopher
3.0
Go behind the scenes on the Aquaman movie with these exclusive on set images Movie News Jason Momoas solo movie is on its way, and you can take an exc .. Total Film
3.1
This is not strictly true on film.Carnage offers little in the way of ponderous thematic issues unless one considers the somewhat cliched concept that .. ReelViews
3.5
The situation is hardly comfortable for either family but, after all, theyre civilized folks, arent they, able to rise above vengeful instincts and ba .. Hollywood Reporter
2.5
But the result is the same: the complete breakdown of the social graces these people hold dear. The Atlantic
3.8
Roman Polanskis cinematic chamber piece rendition of Yasmina Rezas celebrated stage play The God of Carnage is an outsized comedy contained in the con .. Coles Mithey
3.5
This kind of material is never going to warm anyones heart, but done as well as it is here, this pitiless verbal farce can provide bleak satisfactions .. Los Angeles Times
3.5
Dean Tavoularis production design and Milena Canoneros costumes are the very picture of bourgeois complacency. Variety
3.8
Aslow disintegration of the thin veneer of social niceties, revealing the human animalism underneath. Like Rezas equally popular Art, God of Carnage i .. Groucho Reviews
2.5
The frustratingly abrupt ending ultimately cements the movies place as a criminally undercooked piece of work, with the refreshingly brisk running tim .. Reel Film
3.8
The acting is unimpeachable.And if the original drama seemed designed to make patrons feel smarter than they were, its new director does the same favo .. Nj
3.8
Finding a common enemy appears to bring them closer, but not for long.The fixed setting is better to fully appreciate a Murderers Row of terrific perf .. Tamp A Bay
3.8
That Carnage fails to truly disturb, as Polanskis best films have always done, is partly because the more realistic medium of film exposes the shallow .. New York Post
3.0
Carnage is ... more of a curiosity than a major experience but its fun and funny, and sometimes thats enough. Abc
3.8
How easily sincerity looks like pretension or stupidity from someone elses perspective. Red Eye Chicago
2.5
This is getting to be, like, who cares says one character toward the end of Carnage. They couldnt be more right. Dustin Put Man
4.2
...an overly neat, smug movie that, like the helicopter parents it pretends to satirize, is all about reassuring rather than instructing. Ar Kansas Online
4.5
It is not simply about the breakdown of civilized behavior. Its about the very untwining of the ties that shelter civilization from the dominance of s .. Hollywood And Fine
2.0
So it is up to the script and performances to make up for the lack of visual imagination. Matts Movie Reviews
2.5
It all blows up as it must and the ringleader of it all is director Roman Polanski. Big Picture Big Sound
3.2
Its hard to describe the genre but I guess it falls into the comedy category. The Film Pie
3.8
No one person is to blame for the inevitable collision, but everyone is at fault. Js Online
3.5
And then it just kind of ends.Carnage ultimately feels too slight and inconsequential to really matter as a piece of art. Hollywood Chicago
3.8
Even so, its a quick and witty character based piece showcasing four unquestionable talents and not a bad way to spend 80 minutes even if its not some .. ComingSoon
2.5
Its an entertaining, cathartic fantasy of bad manners rather than something genuinely challenging or perverse. Film Comment
5.0
Under Polanskis direction, the subtle switching of allegiances and steady erosion of airs and pretensions make their middle class meltdown a joy to be .. Sky
4.0
And yet here I am reviewing Roman Polanskis new low key character based comedy.Its almost a shame. The Shiz Nit
3.8
Polanskis direction is solid and brings some eventful moments throughout. Awards Circuit
3.0
Roman Polanski and Yasmina Reza have adapted Rezas award winning play God Of Carnage into a short, sharp, spare flick. Scots Man
3.8
What doesnt: It never seems to shake its written for the stage sensibility. No La
3.8
But director Roman Polanski keeps things moving at a quick pace, so Carnage rises above its inherent cinematic limitations. Scene Stealers
4.5
Polanski puts the quartet under a tense little microscope where every word and action is ripe for interpretation, analysis, and offense; in his crisp .. Dvd Talk
2.0
Its as if the very idea that children causing harm to one another especially in a Western culture which increasingly valorizes the innocence of youth .. Or Lando Weekly
3.5
At least the movie turns Nancy and Alans inability to escape into a nice running joke. Streaming Quickflix
4.0
What a pleasant change of pace for Roman Polanski with Carnage.That is, if your idea of pleasant is watching a well matched quartet of self conscious, .. East Bay Express
4.0
The single, restrictive scenario always puts extra pressure on performances, and the strength of Carnage ultimately lies in four players delivering ra .. Fan The Fire Magazine
3.5
The only suspense is in how the vehicle will crash and which of the four principals will survive the ride. Entertainment Time
2.5
Adults, The Simpsons once joked in a spoof of the Broadway musical Bye Bye Birdie, are surly, meany, three martini lunchers..Such is the case with the .. Trespass Mag
3.8
Peeling back societal facades of cheerful propriety and political correctness to reveal the ugliness of human nature is Carnages somewhat familiar and .. Nicks Chager
3.0
And there still museums with pay what you wish admission, if not every day, then on certain days weekly or monthly.You just have to know who offers wh .. New York Time Out
4.0
Polanski is a director with a reputation for extracting fantastic performances and Carnage certainly is a performance master class from a magnificent .. Graffiti With Punctuation
1.5
Winslet is too beautiful, big, and a solid visual presence to be the demure wife of a viper.Waltz is terrific. Film Festival Today
2.5
Were sorry, but this web site contains enhanced features not supported by the browser version you are currently using. Richard Roeper
1.5
Carnage is just another in a long line of improbable movie depictions of New York as seen in Sex and the City and other such drivel. Critics Notebook
4.0
Polanski allows the machine gun dialogue to dictate the rhythm of the film the camerawork and editing becoming increasingly frenetic as everyone compe .. Liver Pool Echo
2.5
The biggest fault of Joyful Noise is its approach to the performances. Kc Active
3.5
Not a cinematic triumph but a good way to flex the frontal lobe of your brain for a bit. The Popcorn Junkie
4.4
All published materials contained herein are owned by their respective authors and cannot be reprinted, either in their entirety or in selection, with .. Cinema Phile 2010 Blog Spo ..
3.0
When executed well, the story is a superb social experiment, but unfortunately Polanski gives us a bland and fizzling undertaking. Fox News
1.5
Great cast... all in the wrong roles. By singling out the characters and isolating them instead of letting them breathe as a group, Polanski kills the .. Movie City News
5.0
Its a skilful dance of ideas and performances, somehow compensating for the lack of the physical comedy that drove the play so energetically on stage. Bfi
3.5
x IFC By IFC LLC VIEW This browser is supported only in Windows 10 and above. Ifc
5.0
This is cinema as scab picking and the characters are all cursed with an inability to let anyone else have the last word. Electric Sheep Magazine
4.5
Polanskys writing milieu is the thriller and few write them better. Easy Reader News
4.0
If watching a character study of four people arguing doesnt appeal to it, I would suggest you avoid this movie. Breit Bart
4.5
Rarely, if ever, has such an ensemble gathered on screen to such great effect.All are at the very top of their game. Ed Gibbs



See Where to Watch Carnage