Suburbicon
George Clooney directs this 1950s-set noir, co-written by himself and the Coen brothers. Stars Matt Damon, Julianne Moore and Oscar Isaac (Inside Llewyn Davis).
Suburbicon is a peaceful, idyllic suburban community with affordable homes and manicured lawns… the perfect place to raise a family, and in the summer of 1959, the Lodge family is doing just that. But the tranquil surface masks a disturbing reality, as husband and father Gardner Lodge (Damon) must navigate the town’s dark underbelly of betrayal, deceit, and violence.
- Director:
- George Clooney ('The Monuments Men', 'The Ides of March', 'Leatherheads')
- Writer:
- George ClooneyEthan CoenJoel CoenGrant Heslov
- Cast:
- Matt DamonJulianne MooreOscar IsaacGlenn FleshlerNoah JupeLauren BurnsMegan FergusonJack Conley
Reviews & comments
Vulture
pressI frankly don't know why Suburbicon happened. I do know that pulpy black comedy combined with a straight-ahead story of racism translates into sanctimonious pulp.
Variety
pressIt’s a movie that reels the audience in and keeps it hooked: with smart little kicks of surprise.
Time Out
pressDirector George Clooney raids a leftover script by the Coen brothers that lacks the snap of their more vicious crime comedies.
The Telegraph
pressIt’s a hectic, sour and muddled film – a flailing counterfeit of satire that keeps slipping on its own banana skin supply, and never remotely gets to grips with what it thinks it’s sending up.
The Guardian
pressSuburbicon is too lightweight and mannered; it lacks proper fury. Watching it is like having your trouser-leg savaged by an energetic small dog.
Hollywood Reporter
pressJust too obvious in its satirical depiction of the dubious morality and social inequality behind the squeaky-clean façade of postwar American life, though it's watchable enough...
FilmInk
press...despite evoking the period through great design work, the film just doesn't live up to the sum of its parts.
Vulture
pressI frankly don't know why Suburbicon happened. I do know that pulpy black comedy combined with a straight-ahead story of racism translates into sanctimonious pulp.
Variety
pressIt’s a movie that reels the audience in and keeps it hooked: with smart little kicks of surprise.
Time Out
pressDirector George Clooney raids a leftover script by the Coen brothers that lacks the snap of their more vicious crime comedies.
The Telegraph
pressIt’s a hectic, sour and muddled film – a flailing counterfeit of satire that keeps slipping on its own banana skin supply, and never remotely gets to grips with what it thinks it’s sending up.
The Guardian
pressSuburbicon is too lightweight and mannered; it lacks proper fury. Watching it is like having your trouser-leg savaged by an energetic small dog.
Hollywood Reporter
pressJust too obvious in its satirical depiction of the dubious morality and social inequality behind the squeaky-clean façade of postwar American life, though it's watchable enough...
FilmInk
press...despite evoking the period through great design work, the film just doesn't live up to the sum of its parts.
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