Carnage

Movie: Carnage

Genre: drama

Synopsis: This is an unusual movie – more like a play and a movie.  For 98% of the movie, there are only four characters: Penelope and Michael Longstreet (Jodie Foster and John C. Reilly) and Nancy and Alan Cowan (Kate Winslet and Christopher Waltz).  The couple’s sons were in an altercation which resulted in the Cowan’s son knocking striking the Longstreet’s son with a stick and breaking some teeth.  The two couples are meeting to discuss how to handle the encounter.  The meeting begins with everyone being excessively polite – but this does not last long.  Soon everyone is screaming at and insulting everyone else.

My two cents: I saw this because I could not pass up seeing these four actors (one Oscar nominee and three Oscar winners) going at it.  It is hysterical to watch.  For example Penelope is a master of passive aggressive.  She seems unable to say anything without a veiled insult being part of each sentence.  If you like great dialog, do not pass up this movie.

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