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‘Carnage’ and ‘Kill List’ Reviews: Similar Titles, Wildly Different Films (slashfilm)

The titles Carnage and Kill List sound like they could be the same movie. Kill
List: Carnage. Carnage: The Kill List. I’d see that movie. In reality though,
they’re two movies which, besides their ominous titles, couldn’t be more
different. One is a comedy, the other a thriller. One is American, the other
British. One is from a well-known filmmaker, the other an up and comer. And
one has four of our most celebrated actors while the other is populated by
unknowns. Yet despite being so different, these two films, both of which
played at AFI Fest Presented by Audi, make nice bed fellows because they’re so
different. Read some thoughts on both of them after the jump . Carnage is
directed by Roman Polanski and stars Jodie Foster, John C. Reilly, Kate
Winslet and Christoph Waltz. Based on a play by Yasmina Reza, it’s mostly set
in a Manhattan apartment where two married couples argue about an incident
between their young sons. As one would expect, the film is claustrophobic in
size yet each character is so rich, each performance so delightful, Carnage
ends up being a non-stop-joy. My only minor gripes are …

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