Review of Animal Kingdom (2010) by Michael R — 28 Aug 2011

I really liked this Australian crime drama.

This review of Animal Kingdom (2010) was written by Michael R on 28 Aug 2011.

Animal Kingdom has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Moira Macdonald (1,892) for St. Louis Post-Dispatch (1,715) on 23 Aug 2016

All of the performances are skilled, and yet it's Weaver (a veteran screen, television and stage actress in Australia) who, in a smaller role,…

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By Bob Mondello (417) for NPR (1,713) on 01 Jul 2015

First-time writer/director David Michod reportedly worked for eight years on his screenplay, deepening its tale of a violently dysfunctional…

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By Evan M (482) on 01 Oct 2017

A fascinating character study on the underworld of Aussie crime focusing on the Pope family. Devastatingly hopeless…

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By Jason S (2,514) on 17 Oct 2016

I love this film. It's beautiful, poetic, and powerful. I think the characters are portrayed perfectly and the dialogue is spot on…

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By Mark Jay K (158) on 01 Oct 2017

A fascinating character study on the underworld of Aussie crime focusing on the Pope family. Devastatingly hopeless…

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By Mark B (2,206) on 08 Jul 2015

This is such perfectly calibrated storytelling, with excellent performances rounding out empathetically drawn characters…

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By Alailson B (274) on 21 May 2016

Elenco em forma extraordinária e um roteiro genial…

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By Liam Lacey (1,725) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 14 Jun 2015

Animal Kingdom isn't perfect: Some performance moments are over-ripe, and there's an episode of arbitrary cruelty that's excessively creepy…

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By Andy B (1,077) on 27 Aug 2016

Was expecting great things from this film but it was very slow and boring…

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By Kareem E (31) on 25 Jul 2015

Phenomenal. From start to finish this film doesn't let off the gas. Crime, drugs, crazy family members, etc, it's all in this film…

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