: By never leaving the apartment, the film creates a claustrophobic atmosphere. You feel trapped right along with the characters, making the inevitable breakdown of social norms feel earned and hilarious.
: The script is lean and mean. It expertly skewers middle-class pretension, showing how easily "civilized" adults can turn into the very children they are trying to discipline. Carnage(2011)18 DostД™pne napisy
The story begins with a civilized meeting between two sets of parents—the Longstreets (Jodie Foster and John C. Reilly) and the Cowans (Kate Winslet and Christoph Waltz). They’ve gathered to settle a playground dispute after one of their sons hit the other with a stick. What starts as a polite, "progressive" discussion about restorative justice quickly devolves into a booze-fueled, verbal war zone where masks of etiquette are ripped away to reveal the petty, selfish, and primal instincts beneath. Why It Works : By never leaving the apartment, the film