American Carnage
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| American Carnage | |
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| Directed by | Diego Hallivis |
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| Cinematography | Unax Mendia |
| Edited by | Alex Márquez |
| Music by | Nima Fakhrara |
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| Distributed by | Saban Films |
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Running time | 101 Minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
American Carnage is a 2022 American comedy horror film written by Diego Hallivis and Julio Hallivis, directed by Diego Hallivis and starring Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Jenna Ortega and Eric Dane.[2] The film has a political message in favor of immigrant rights and takes its name from a line from Donald Trump's inaugural speech.[3]
Cast
[edit]- Jorge Lendeborg Jr. as JP
- Jenna Ortega as Camila
- Allen Maldonado as Big Mac
- Yumarie Morales as Lily
- Jorge Diaz as Chris
- Bella Ortiz as Micah
- Eric Dane as Eddie
- Brett Cullen as Harper Finn
- Catherine McCafferty as Cynthia
- Andrew Kaempfer as Bruce
- Suni Reyes as Emilia
Release
[edit]The film was released in theaters and on demand on July 15, 2022.[4]
Reception
[edit]The film has a 58% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 24 reviews.[5]
Matt Donato of IGN rated the film a 6 and wrote, "With shades of Get Out, Culture Shock, and The Forever Purge, American Carnage is yet another frightening-enough, albeit bogged-down, tale about how the American Dream is no longer for everyone."[4]
Leigh Monson of The A.V. Club graded the film a B and wrote, "Suffice it to say that the film doesn’t reach the stylistic or narrative highs of its obvious predecessor, but if it’s not quite Get Out, the Hallivis Brothers translate issues facing Hispanic Americans to a horror scenario well worth getting into."[6]
Alex Saveliev of Film Threat rated the film a 5 out of 10 and wrote, "American Carnage has its eye on the right target; it just misses the bull’s eye."[2]
Noel Murray of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a positive review, calling it "a lively, impassioned and only slightly exaggerated take on how some people use anti-immigrant sentiment to distract from their own monstrous crimes."[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "American Carnage". bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ a b Saveliev, Alex (July 12, 2022). "American Carnage". Film Threat. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
- ^ Matt Donato. "American Carnage Review". IGN. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ a b Donato, Matt (July 15, 2022). "American Carnage Review". IGN. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
- ^ "American Carnage". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
- ^ Monson, Leigh (July 14, 2022). "In American Carnage, Hispanic characters try to get out of a Jordan Peele-like scenario". The A.V. Club. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
- ^ Murray, Noel (July 15, 2022). "Review: In 'She Will,' an aging movie star seeks vengeance, and more movies for the weekend". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 8, 2023.