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Willkommen im sonnigen Suburbicon, einer Vorstadtgemeinde mit immerwährend glücklichen und jungen Familien mitten im Herzen von Amerika. Mit seinen erschwinglichen Häusern und gepflegten Rasenflächen ist Suburbicon in den 1950er Jahren die idyllische Postkarten-Antwort auf den amerikanischen Traum. Das Leben der Familie Lodge, die ein wichtiger Pfeiler der Gemeinde ist, wird eines Tages auf den Kopf gestellt, als ein Einbruch in ihrem Haus eskaliert und zum Tod der Mutter führt. Die Lodges geraten in einen Strudel ungewöhnlicher und höchst verdächtiger Ereignisse, der sie immer tiefer in ein Netz von Verrat und Erpressung hineinzieht. Der junge Nicky Lodge versucht währenddessen mit dem Verlust seiner Mutter klarzukommen und die seltsamen egoistischen Machenschaften der Erwachsenen zu verstehen. Doch seine Neugierde behindert die Versuche seines Vaters eine neue Familienordnung herzustellen. Während das Chaos, das im Zuhause der Lodges immer weiter um sich greift, nach außen hin unbemerkt bleibt, gerät die Gemeinde zunehmend zu einem wütenden Mob: Der Grund dafür ist die erste afroamerikanische Familie, die soeben in die Nachbarschaft zieht... (Concorde Filmverleih)
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Clooneys Hitchcock-Film nach den Coens. Sogar mit der Musik von Bernard Herrmann… Pardon, von Alexandre Desplat. Über die Handlung habe ich nichts gewusst. Ich habe mich bei allen ihren Wenden und überraschenden Momenten amüsiert und gewartet, wie das Ganze schließlich ausgeht. Es zeigte sich, dass es ein toller Film ist. Nicht so lustig, wie ich erwartet habe, aber ausgezeichnet.
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Following the example of Preston Sturges’s later work, Clooney attempts to reconcile two seemingly incompatible positions. He interweaves a very slowly escalating, darkly humorous (if you can laugh at the fact that someone drank coffee laced with lye), Coen-esque thriller about a crime that has gone awry (because the characters are mostly incompetent idiots) with a serious critique of racial intolerance. An African-American family terrorised by their white neighbours is rather left in the background of the narrative (we only know their last name and we almost never hear them speak), which seems to be the point of the film. The members of the majority are frustrated because of the problems they have brought on themselves (which overshadow the more serious problems of society as a whole) and are looking for someone to take their anger out on. Minorities are the first to be targeted. However, the film is quite clumsy in establishing causality between the two types of violence and turns to it relatively late (the closing dialogue does a lot to salvage the situation at the last moment). Furthermore, when we don’t yet know the characters’ true intentions at the beginning, we are led to sympathise with the same protagonists whom we will later despise, which in retrospect strikes me as mere screenwriting trickery that does not in any way help to convey the central idea. The choice of a child’s perspective also comes across as a half-baked idea that is not employed very consistently. Particularly the scenes from Nicky’s perspective heighten the feeling of danger, so that we vicariously experience what a black family goes through. I appreciate what Clooney is trying to say about the mood in today’s America (and not only there), as well as the fact that he didn’t choose the easiest path, but the result is noteworthy particularly for why and how it doesn’t work. 65%
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I might even go so far as to say that Suburbicon is the best film that George Clooney has made so far. What don’t you like about this? God knows when the Coen brothers wrote the story, George decided to make it into a movie modelled after their previous movies and I think he pretty much aced it. You say the movie is superficial and absurd? Well duh! Twenty years ago, Fargo was no different. It’s all about a simple plot which gets really entangled and about the absurdity of life that can drag you to places you would never imagine. It’s the old worn-out record by Messrs. Coens, but it can still provide great entertainment. And the acting in this one is yummy. I personally can’t understand how such a movie can only have a 56 % rating on this site. Either many people forgot who Joel and Ethan Coen are, or everybody is trying to look cool. I don’t get it.
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This is just so bland. I don't think George Clooney has ever makes a good movie. I found it very clunky, boring and long-winded. Matt Damon wasn't a good fit for the role, the plot didn't work for me, I didn't find anything funny, and there is a minor editing error in the finale, but it doesn't save the film. It made me suffer. 35%
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If you were expecting something beyond a standard Coen brothers film, you might be disappointed. As a big fan of Coen-esque crime thrillers with a bitter twist, I was completely satisfied. Having watched a lot of Coen movies, I found some of the twists and turns in the story predictable, but I don't see that as a major downside. I enjoy this type of film, and this one was no exception. For me, Oscar Isaac stole the show. Despite his brief appearance, his scenes were the highlight of the entire film. Overall, I'm glad this forgotten 80s script by the Coen brothers was finally brought to life.
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If George Clooney had spent less of his time in cafes with crossword puzzles, smiling and sipping Dolce Gusto (as the advertising banners try to convince me he does), and instead buried himself under the duvet with the script and tried to make the narrative coherent, perhaps, then maybe at least every scene wouldn't look completely disconnected from the rest of the film and the mood wouldn't constantly shift from quirky comedy to historical indictment. Also, maybe the supporting characters wouldn't just be there for one scene and plots wouldn't get dropped before the characters are defined. Maybe Matt Damon could play something other than the character William H Macy played in Fargo, albeit in a different setting. And, most importantly, it wouldn't look like a hastily hashed together artistic riff on current issues in the US that, most importantly, needs to be finished as quickly as possible so it's still relevant by the time it hits theaters. Which is probably something, unfortunately, that nobody really had to worry about in the first place. But he didn't, that cafe-dwelling beatnik. Well, I hope he enjoys his coffee.
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It's a shame that the creators didn't manage to liven up the film. Otherwise, it had a great retro vibe, typical Coenesque violence and black humor. They could have done much better. I got a bit bored in places and the incorporation of the black family's problems into the story seemed completely unnecessary. Apart from that, I was quite satisfied, and I had a decent laugh.
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George Clooney had a Coen script and he wanted to make a Coen film, yet somehow it just doesn't feel right, like he doesn't have the right guts, like he just wants to imitate. That seems like a shame to me. The setting is great, and the racist insert is excellent, but the main story just couldn't hold my attention.
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