After 11-year-old Zachary Cowan strikes his classmate across the face with a stick after an argument, the victim's parents invite Zachary's parents to their Brooklyn apartment to deal with the incident in a civilized manner.
Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 7 wins & 19 nominations.
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
If we grant that "Carnage" is a low-impact exercise in stripping away the social veneer, it's nonetheless brisk and enjoyable.
– Joe Williams,
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
13 Jan 2012
rotten:
What are supposed to be transgressive observations about the holy state of parenthood and matrimony instead come across as self-satisfied and shallow as the pieties Reza intends to puncture.
– Ann Hornaday,
Washington Post,
13 Jan 2012
rotten:
The actors seem to have fun, particularly Foster, working against type as the thoroughly unlikable Penelope. But "Carnage" isn't nearly as bloody as it thinks it is.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
13 Jan 2012
rotten:
Where previously we felt as trapped in Polanski's apartments as his characters, in Carnage we only ever peek in through the window.