Suburbicon (2017)

	Also Known As: -
	Year of first release: 2017
	Director: George Clooney
	Actors: Matt Damon, Juliane Moore, Oscar Isaac
	Country: USA, GB
	Genre: Drama, Black Comedy
	Conditions of visioning: 06.11.2017, Schauburg, OV Sneak Preview, English version with German subtitle
Synopsis: Suburbicon, a family-centred white suburb, is under tension when the first African-American family moves in this idyllic community, in summer 1959. Gardner Lodge (Damon) and his family start catching a few disturbing glimpses of the once welcoming neighbourhood. Acts of unprecedented violence paired with a gruesome death will inevitably blemish Suburbicon's picture-perfect facade.
Review: The intention may have been to show how a white facade can hide dark interiors. But the plot arrived to me as quite flat mafia story. The only role bringing some humour to the plot are the insurance representative played by Oscar Isaac with his ironic humour and look on the family.  The story is full of verbal violence played with a one-face Matt Damon, that is quite unusual. Juliane Moore manages to act her sacrastic role excellently. The part on the racist white North American people does not bring much new apart from the mix of violence and ridicule. In particular when all the whites are making noise during days in front of the house while the black family does not care.  For a black comedy, basically the trailer said too much and spoiled the one really black comedy scene with the car accident.  Again the plot is good and could have been developped in a very sarcastic comedy. Great casting. But George Clooney missed something.
Rating: 4 /10