Carnage (4)

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2011 dramatic comedy by Roman Polanski about 2 married couples who get together to discuss their sons after one of them wounds the other in a fight.

I had no idea what to expect from this movie. I honestly thought it was just a drama with a couple of laughs but it ended up being a really hilarious film with drama on the side. What a lovely surprise.

And what an AMAZING cast. Seriously. Kate Winslet ( The Life of David Gale) has been a long time favourite of mine and I love her in everything, including this film. Especially when things start heating up...just amazing to see her on the screen. Love how natural her performances are. Christoph Waltz ( Water for Elephants ) was great. He was pretty serious in this movie but worked so well with everyone else. I liked Jodi Foster ( Nell ) more in this movie than I think I ever have before. Seriously, she was perfect in this role. Last but not least John C. Reilly comes up and steals the show from everyone. I was stunned when his character loses it and I loved every minute of it.

Wow.

I mean, the story itself is basic and sounds like it would be boring but this isn't a movie about a story, it's a movie about people and these four characters are perfect. Written so well and came across as so natural and powerful, AND hilarious...

I am actually surprised by how much I liked this movie. I mean, the first bit seemed pretty straight forward but then it just takes off and doesn't slow down. Very well done and so funny.

I could watch it again right now. I also would love to see this as a play.

4/5 ADSENSE HERE

The Trotsky (1)

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A high school student learns he was named after Leon Trotsky and begins to live his life just like him and try to change the world.

I only watched 30 minutes of this movie. I only watch that much because that was as much as I could take. I have never not finished watching a movie before, even the really bad ones, because sometimes movies can swing back around and surprise you...

I don't think this one would have. For one, I didn't find the story interesting at all. Secondly, I didn't find it in the least bit funny or entertaining AT all. I was actually un-amused with all the characters. Third, I was so bored that I therefore had no care what so ever in seeing the remainder of the film so I opted to make a pizza and play Scrabble instead (true story).

I would give this movie a 0/5 but I do feel slightly bad for not watching the whole thing so I will give it the benefit of the doubt that I would have maybe giggled at least once before the 2 hours were over (though I doubt it). Also, Jay Baruchel who plays the main character is actually a decent actor and I have liked him in the past so I shall not judge him on this.

Yup. That's it. Watch if you want. IMdB has a rating of 6.8/10 so maybe it's just me. Regardless, I feel no shame in wanting to spend those 2 hours NOT watching this movie.

The most hilarious part about this movie is that it was supposed to be a comedy.

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1/5 ADSENSE HERE