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- 2017
- R
- 1 h 45 m
- 2017
- R
- 1 h 45 m
Summary 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 (Matt Damon) must navigate the town’s dark underbelly ...
Directed By: George Clooney
Written By: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Grant Heslov, George Clooney
- 2017
- R
- 1 h 45 m
- 2017
- R
- 1 h 45 m
Suburbicon
42
4.6
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Summary 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 (Matt Damon) must navigate the town’s dark underbelly ...
Directed By: George Clooney
Written By: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Grant Heslov, George Clooney
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 49 Critic Reviews
42
14% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
59% Mixed
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29 Reviews
27% Negative
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13 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 49 Critic Reviews
42
14% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
59% Mixed
29 Reviews
29 Reviews
27% Negative
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
The meat of Suburbicon is certainly Grade-A, but no expense has been spared on the trimmings either. Even the briefest supporting players are fully formed and often quite memorable.
Suburbicon, directed by George Clooney, grafts two distinctly different types of genres: the socially conscious race relations movie and grisly film noir. It’s an uneasy combo made even more so by the fact that the film noir stuff has all the juices.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 121 User Ratings
4.6
21% Positive
26 Ratings
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47% Mixed
57 Ratings
57 Ratings
31% Negative
38 Ratings
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User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 121 User Ratings
4.6
21% Positive
26 Ratings
26 Ratings
47% Mixed
57 Ratings
57 Ratings
31% Negative
38 Ratings
38 Ratings
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Una implacable demolición del sueño americano
Extracto:
Suburbicon es un nuevo barrio de casas bajas y con jardín de finales de los años 50 en EE. UU. adonde cierta clase media urbana se ha mudado en busca de su promocionada tranquilidad y seguridad. Allí viven el pequeño Nicky Lodge (Noah Jupe, el notable actor de A Quiet Place y The Undoing) con sus padres Rose y Gardner (Julianne Moore y Matt Damon). Luego de que a la casa lindante con el fondo de la suya se mude una familia afroamericana, comienza una serie inesperada de incidentes familiares.
Con este notable drama que se va deslizando hacia un thriller con toques de comedia negra, Geroge Clooney (con un guión coescrito con los hermanos Coen) procede a una implacable y por momentos bizarra demolición del sueño y de la familia americanos.
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Suburbicon es un nuevo barrio de casas bajas y con jardín de finales de los años 50 en EE. UU. adonde cierta clase media urbana se ha mudado en busca de su promocionada tranquilidad y seguridad. Allí viven el pequeño Nicky Lodge (Noah Jupe, el notable actor de A Quiet Place y The Undoing) con sus padres Rose y Gardner (Julianne Moore y Matt Damon). Luego de que a la casa lindante con el fondo de la suya se mude una familia afroamericana, comienza una serie inesperada de incidentes familiares.
Cuando en los títulos finales uno lee que los coguionistas de esta película de George Clooney son él y los hermanos Cohen uno dice “ah, ¡claro!”).
Luego del prólogo con la mudanza de los nuevos vecinos negros, la película sorprende cambiando el eje y se centra en la familia Lodge y un incidente que sufre poco después, poniendo en movimiento un thriller típico de los Cohen, con personajes tomando malas decisiones, ramalazos de humor feroz, personajes despreciables y lo siniestro y la violencia apoderándose de todo.
La película inicialmente recrea la estética y el tono del melodrama de los años 50 para luego enrarecer y oscurecer el relato, apoyada en la gran banda sonora “de época” de Alexander Desplat, las actuaciones, que dan con el tono justo y toques **** y de comedia negra. Una suerte de contracara de Lejos del paraíso de Todd Haynes (reforzada por la presencia en ambas de Julianne Moore).
Con este notable drama (cuyo título Suburbicon probablemente aluda al Necronomicon de Lovecraft), que se va deslizando hacia un thriller con toques de comedia negra, George Clooney procede a una implacable y por momentos bizarra demolición del sueño y de la familia americanos, transformándolos en una pesadilla.
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A relentless demolition of the American dream
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Review:
Suburbicon is a new, low-rise, garden neighborhood from the late 1950s in the US where a certain urban middle class has moved in search of its touted tranquility and security. Little Nicky Lodge (Noah Jupe, the notable actor from A Quiet Place and The Undoing) lives there with his parents Rose and Gardner (Julianne Moore and Matt Damon). After an African-American family moves into the house next to hers, an unexpected series of family incidents begins.
When in the final titles one reads that the co-writers of this George Clooney film are him and the Cohen brothers, one says “ah, of course!”).
After the prologue with the new black neighbors moving, the film focuses on the Lodge family and an incident they suffer shortly after, setting in motion a typical Cohen thriller, with characters making bad decisions, outbursts of humor fierce, despicable characters and the sinister and violence taking over everything.
The film initially recreates the aesthetics and tone of the melodrama of the 50s and then darkens and darkens the story, supported by Alexander Desplat's great “vintage” soundtrack, the performances, which give the right tone and **** touches. A sort of counterpart to Far from Paradise by Todd Haynes (reinforced by the presence in both of Julianne Moore).
With this remarkable drama (whose title Suburbicon probably alludes to Lovecraft's Necronomicon), sliding into thriller with hints of black comedy, George Clooney proceeds to a relentless and at times bizarre demolition of the American dream and family, transforming them into a nightmare.
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Some viewers seems to need to see a perfect path of cinematographic genre to maintain an equilibrium...! This movie is good. It isn't perfect, maybe, but it opens possibilities. Actors are amazingly interesting of course sometimes **** it is a Cohen,s brothers movie! What would you expect less? It is good for the brain to be disturbed in a good way. Bad people aren't who you expect.
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The pleasures of Suburbicon are in the moment, and the moments fade before the next moment. There’s no build, just flashes of virtuosity — flashes ultimately in the service of nothing.
Suburbicon is just 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, and a distinct improvement for Clooney on his last directorial outing.
In filtering a ripped-from-the-headlines story through the prism of satire, Suburbicon winds up squandering much of its power. For all that the movie borrows from history, it conveys little in the way of truth.
It makes a run at cleverness, trying to be a dark screwball commentary on America’s race problem. But instead it’s just a spectacular flop.
Suburbicon is not only unfunny, a bad sign for a black comedy, but deep-dyed dislikable.
The Cohen Brothers have crafted a prescient and complex film which serves as a scathing response to the 'make America great again' sentiment which has plagued the current political discourse in the US, as well as bringing their esoteric style to yet another commentary on the nature of The American Dream. Moore and Damon are excellent, and the storyline begins slowly but from the second act, becomes utterly compelling, building tension to a nail biting conclusion. An entertaining and thought provoking film. 8.53/10
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Strong performances by Julianne Moore & Matt Damon saved this film from it's otherwise weak and not so creative plot. Not the first picture we've seen with this sort of story line, and I'm sure it won't be the last either!
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Despite a rather entertaining and fun third act, great set designs and visuals and great acting performances by the main cast, this satire on suburbs lifestyle still fell short. The story was a mess, the movie was predictable and most of the movie was quite boring. If you like good crime drama movies, I'd suggest you watching something else.
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Suburbicon at first seems excellent black satire over the American way of life 50-60 years. Here and giving of a plot is not bad, and cast. But all the rest is made just disgustingly. Situations are too not realistic, all emotions and feelings are built in the absolute. Perhaps such approach will be pleasant to someone, but after viewing of the movie nothing remains at the viewer. Any work of art has to bear sense. Unfortunately it not about Suburbicon.
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Clooney's Drama written by Coen brothers seem to be a blend of awkward humor and bizzare emotions. With racial elements serving the main crook job story line, the drama feels unbalanced and counter-intuitive at certain points, leaving the audience thinking,"are those people just stupid?". Coen tries to pull **** story potentially addressing the current political climate, but fails miserably to do so.
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Production Company
Black Bear,
Bona Film Group,
Dark Castle Entertainment,
Huahua Media,
Silver Pictures,
Smokehouse Pictures
Release Date Oct 27, 2017
Duration 1 h 45 m
Rating R
Tagline A little slice of heaven.
Website
http://www.suburbiconmovie.com/
Awards
Venice Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
California on Location Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Young Artist Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
