“Suburbicon” is George Clooney’s sixth film as a director, but the first that he does not have an acting role in. The film peers into the dark racial tensions during the 1950s, set to be a reflection of Donald Trump’s America.
The mob drama debuted at the Venice Film Festival.
Clooney of course casted his friends Matt Damon and Julianne Moore, who play twisted characters. Damon stars as Gardner Lodge, the man/father of the Suburbicon idyllic household. His sweet wife, Rose, played by Moore, is wheelchair-bound after a tragic car accident. Best part is, Rose’s lookalike sister, Margaret, is also played by Moore, who is very close with the family – perhaps a bit too close. Nicky (Noah Jupe) leads onto Damon and Moore, and disrupts their plans for the family.
Meanwhile, the subplot surrounds a black family – Mr. and Mrs. Meyers (Leith M. Burke and Karimah Westbrook) and their young son, Andy (Tony Espinosa), who have moved in next door. While they may be excellent citizens, they are attacked and tested by members of Suburbicon. The irony in the film is so apparent, it makes it hard to believe this is based on a real-life story.
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