Laughter Barrel !!

Film: Carnage
Director: Roman Polanski
Cast: Christoph Waltz, Kate Winslet, Jodie Fosterand & John C. Reilly
Genre: Drama | Comedy



Plot of Roman Polanski’s ‘Carnage’ reminds me of my school days. When I used to exchange blows in school with fellow mates I used to set one condition in advance i.e. after the fight is over, however wicked is the consequence, none of us is allowed to drag parents to settle the accounts. Here, kids are not having any ethics. One nefarious kid breaks other kid’s two teeths by smacking them with stick and their parents meet to establish peace treaty.


Alan and Nancy Cowan (Christoph Waltz and Kate Winslet) are actually the winners because it was their son who understood Charles Darwin’s theory at an early age and smacked other kid but if one thinks logically then one may reach to a conclusion that kid must be a die-hard Salman Khan fan. Penelope and Michael Longstreet (Jodie Fosterand & John C. Reilly) are the sufferers, who invite Alan and Nancy for sorting out this despicable event. 

Polanski’s film is based on Yasmina Reza’s play “God of Carnage”. Clocking at around just 75 mins, film offers hell lot of laughs. In their juvenile & brainless effort to solve the issue, we witness everything from outrageously silly comments to that four letter word being extensively used to appropriately convey their anger, frustration and pain. Soon they forget the real issue and brag about their disgruntled married life. One of the prime reasons why this film works is the atmosphere of dubiousness created by Polanski. At every next minute, characters come up with something unimaginable and infinitely stupid. I must say, no other film in recent times has used cellphone so cleverly. 


All the four actors are in top form, but ladies deserve applause. Nancy on one hand is sorry for Penelope’s son but on other hand she’s not ready to admit that her son was the root cause of the quarrel. Both ladies succeed to portray mother’s heart. 


Carnage is fantastically adapted & offers non-stop laughter. After a long time, I enjoyed foolhardiness of characters. 


Rating: 3.5/5