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Carnage
7.1
/10
5,378 Ratings

Synopsis

A fight between two boys in a park prompts their respective parents to convene in an apartment to discuss the situation. However, what starts as a polite meeting among adults descends into finger-pointing, tantrums and insults. Adapted from the award-winning play God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza.

Our take

A spectacular acting showcase for its loud, cacophonous central quartet, two couples go to war in this aggressively kinetic comedy. Sit back and let Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz, John C. Reilly and Jodie Foster go for the jugular in an athletic, Olympic-level game of professional scenery-chewing.