Carnage (2011)

At this point, there is no adventure to agree that Roman Polanski is one of the most interesting and sharp cinematography storytellers today. Not only this, the most important thing is that he has not lost vigor and originality with the times. Not a veteran author, affluent and dedicated to simple adaptations of great works ("Oliver Twist" would be the recent exception) or History, as so often happens.

In "Carnage," the filmmaker continued with a steady, daring to adaptation of a play and telling a story that goes far beyond the seemingly conventional subject matter, giving several twists and turning it into a very personal vision complex than can be all human personality. The latter is best exemplified when isolates four characters-two couples-in the enclosed space of a living room, making them absolute protagonists of the film. Despite this, not only because of its short duration (less than 80 minutes), the resulting vision personality clash that occurs always entertaining, without decay in no time. Worth mentioning the remarkable performance of his players, especially a struggling Jodie Foster and extraodinary role of Christoph Waltz.

The movie is a perfect example of that good education and manners aren't inherent to mankind, but simply habits and conventions acquired along the centuries for better social functioning. Arguably, "Carnage" is a kind of Buñuel's "The Exterminating Angel" transplanted century and dissected by the skilful hand of Polanski.

7/10