After two young boys get into a fight on a local playground, the parents of the kid who was assaulted invite the parents of the bully over to discuss the situation and sort out how to deal with it. Both couples are polite about the situation at first, but slowly everything begins to unravel, leading to verbal warfare between the couples. Roman Polanski's Carnage is the type of film that is a lot of fun to watch but doesn't really have any lasting impact, having very little to say other than providing some genuine mayhem. The entire cast, specifically Christopher Waltz as the bully's father, is a lot of fun to watch from start to finish, as they bicker and moan. As the arguments escalate they switch from arguing about their sons, to the men arguing with the woman, to the individuals each arguing with their significant others, doing so in a way gives the film no semblance of structure, feeling like the audience is at the whims of these characters. Examining the manners and fronts that individuals put on is an interesting exercise in Carnage though I feel like it could have been a deeper film, possibly even reaching Bunuel type levels. Alas, its nothing like that, but its still a fun little film with some strong actors, that makes it an easy watch.
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