Let's be realistic.

Good movie, but best of all time? Hardly . . .

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

I just watched this movie and thought everything from story, writing, acting and our very stupid faults as human beings were amazing! There is violence happening against a black family that moves into a seemingly "normal" white 1950's community. While this savage violence is occurring, literally right behind their backs is one of the most sinister family distructions I've ever seen! Look, if you have never seen a Cohen Brothers movie, if you haven't seen one of George Clooney's directed movies, if you don't see the dark humour or the Hitchcockian take on this film, then it just isn't for you! Don't come on here just to complain, it's a review. I for one don't think its the most perfect movie ever made, but it certainly does tell two adjacent stories that show what hate can blind you from. Highly recommend!

Clooney's involvement behind the scenes and its naïveté is perhaps why this film bombed, with script and story changes and an inexperienced director this film lacks the charm that the Coen's would've bought with them and instead of feeling like a fantastically crafted World it's more of an attempt of a student. An all star cast and genuinely intriguing plot there's much that could've been. Not absolutely awful but not what could've been

Absolutely terrible... I swear I thought this was supposed to be an odd ball comedy of sorts from the ads. Certainly glad I waited to see it for free. Glad this movie won't ruin Matt's career. But holy terrible!!

Some commentators complain about the racism theme or that the movie has too many varied themes. But imho that's not the point. In fact, the harassment of the new black family in the neighbourhood is depicted quite well, the only positive result in this mess of a movie. It is terrible bad from other reasons, mainly because you have to suspend your intelligence. Several times, it is childishly predictable (eg when the boy hides under bed and hears a fight-guess who was there?, or when his dad eats that sandwich) Secondly, there is a lot of unnecessary violence, but it's only for the sake of violence or to fill the lack of plot. Gardner Lodge and his lover are caricatures and it is hard to believe people as reckless, empty and callous as them could exist. While one specter of emotions is emptiness, the other ends in cheesiness, as in the friendship between the young boys-seen in contrast with all the rest. It is clear to me that Suburbicon copies poorly from Fargo, Season 1.