Carnage is based on a French play called 'God of Carnage' which instantly limits it location wise. This does, however, give the director scope for stylish flourishes, and while the like of Michael Bay would have made the most of this opportunity, Polanski ignores it completely and everything is just...there.
Review of Carnage (2011)
Polanski's checkered past is enough to have some reviewers refusing to watch his movies, with some taking the moral high ground. The line is blurring here between life and art, and his personal life shouldn't really have anything to do with the movies he turns out. By viewing Carnage as a stand alone movie without considering who the director is, it is clear that there is very little to it overall, and what there is, is very monotonous.
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