RottenTomatoes.com
Log In | Register | What is RT?
Check out the new RT Community
  • Home
  • Movies
  • DVD
  • Celebrities
  • News
  • Critics
  • Trailers & Pictures
  • CommunityBeta
  • Box Office
  • | In Theaters
  • | Opening
  • | Upcoming
  • | Best Of
  • | Certified Fresh
  • | Showtimes
RT Search Powered by Google
help icon Enhanced RT
searches on Google
Click here to turn on enhanced search results from RT on your Google searches.
 
Movies / On DVD / The Big Animal
The Big Animal

Rate this Movie Help Icon

  • Write a Review
  • Read Reviews
  • Add to List
  • Get this Movie
  • Buy Poster External Icon
  • Visit Official Site External Icon
Bookmark and Share

The Big Animal (2006)

  • T-Meter Critics
  • Top Critics
  • RT Community
  • My Critics
  • My Friends
  • DVD
95 %
Tomatometer
Template ImageTemplate Image

How does the Tomatometer work Help Icon

Reviews Counted:22

Fresh:21

Rotten:1

Average Rating:7.5/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 72 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Charming, engaging, and sharply funny, this observant comedy from director Jerzy Stuhr (working from the great Krzystof Kieslowski's original script) spins the tale of Zygmunt Sawicki (Stuhr), an... Charming, engaging, and sharply funny, this observant comedy from director Jerzy Stuhr (working from the great Krzystof Kieslowski's original script) spins the tale of Zygmunt Sawicki (Stuhr), an unexceptional Polish bank clerk, and his wife (Anna Dymna), who one day find a camel standing in front of their house. They become increasingly attached to the creature, despite the jealous disapproval of their neighbors and local officials. A nearly universal critical smash, this warmly intelligent and insightful film also boasts gorgeous black-and-white cinematography courtesy of Academy Award nominee Pawel Edelman. [More]

Starring: Jerzy Stuhr, Anna Dymna

Starring: Jerzy Stuhr, Anna Dymna

Director: Jerzy Stuhr

Director: Jerzy Stuhr

[See More Credits]

Get This Movie

Rent DVD
 
 

Click on the "ADD" button to put this movie into your Netflix queue.

 
 
Buy DVD
 
 
Release:

Sep 19, 2006

No Details Exist
 
 

Reviews for The Big Animal

  • T-Meter Critics
  • Top Critics
  • RT Community
  • My Critics
  • My Friends
  • DVD
 
 
1 - 20 (sorted by date)
Text View | 1 2 >> >|
Arrange By:Fresh | Rotten | Comments | Name | Source | Date
 
 
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
06/06/08
Eddie Cockrell
Eddie Cockrell
Variety
Top Critic Icon Top Critic

The crisp, elegant black-and-white cinematography by Academy Award nominee Pawel Edelman (The Pianist) is well-matched to the simplicity of the narrative.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
03/01/07
Gabriel Cohen DeVries
Gabriel Cohen DeVries
Film Journal International

This film is a natural for tweens and teens, like The Yearling or the British film Ring of Bright Water.

Full Review Source: Film-Forward.com | comment Comment
09/26/06
Kent Turner
Kent Turner
Film-Forward.com
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Time Out

Kieslowski has written a film about how people, when confronting something new, often react with anger and even vengeance.

Full Review Source: www.kcactive.com | comment Comment
07/25/05
Uri Lessing
Uri Lessing
www.kcactive.com

It's a modest film...but Stuhr's sure hand with his material and the effective performances make it a memorable parable about the spark of individuality.

Full Review Source: Filmjourney | comment Comment
12/01/04
Doug Cummings
Doug Cummings
Filmjourney
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
10/19/04
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Delightfully poetic for all of its ironic and allegorical subtleties.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
10/08/04
Ted Fry
Ted Fry
Seattle Times
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: New York Magazine | comment Comment
08/07/04
Peter Rainer
Peter Rainer
New York Magazine
Top Critic Icon Top Critic

Rubio, a denizen of a Polish circus, is simply terrific as the unnamed creature, whose reactions to events around him are a quiet delight.

Full Review Source: Kansas City Star | comment Comment
07/02/04
Robert W. Butler
Robert W. Butler
Kansas City Star

It is whimsical, bittersweet, wise in a minor key.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
06/11/04
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
Top Critic Icon Top Critic

Memorializes a complex man and his deceptively simple work, by a friend and colleague in a fitting tribute.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
06/10/04
Robert K. Elder
Robert K. Elder
Chicago Tribune
Top Critic Icon Top Critic

A timeless tale that shows no signs of its script's age.

Full Review Source: Boston Herald | comment Comment
05/21/04
Paul Sherman
Paul Sherman
Boston Herald

It's a ludicrous yet haunting fable.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
05/21/04
Wesley Morris
Wesley Morris
Boston Globe
Top Critic Icon Top Critic

The Big Animal unfolds rather like a fable of modern life, demonstrating how the small community’s intolerance increases with the fervor of Zygmunt’s unexplained devotion.

Full Review Source: Not Coming to a Theater Near You | comment Comment
04/14/04
Leo Goldsmith
Leo Goldsmith
Not Coming to a Theater Near You

Indeed, in this harsh world, it's not so easy to have a camel.

Full Review Source: Arizona Daily Star | comment Comment
04/02/04
Phil Villarreal
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star

Beyond its initial one-joke concept and heavy-handed allegory, The Big Animal doesn't have much to say, and even at 72 minutes it seems a bit padded out.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
03/26/04
G. Allen Johnson
G. Allen Johnson
San Francisco Chronicle
Top Critic Icon Top Critic

Stuhr's directing seems ambiguous on how to handle its rich findings.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
02/22/04
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

In its own modest way, Stuhr's film is nearly perfect.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
02/20/04
Ken Fox
Ken Fox
TV Guide's Movie Guide

A delightful satire from Poland.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
02/20/04
V.A. Musetto
V.A. Musetto
New York Post
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
 
 
1 - 20 (sorted by date)
Text View | 1 2 >> >|
See All

More DVDs

Close
Top Rentals
Tomatometer Percentage Movie
15% 15% The Ugly Truth
98% 98% Up
36% 36% G.I. Joe: The Rise of …
52% 52% The Taking of Pelham 1…
45% 45% Ice Age: Dawn of the D…

More Rentals…

New On DVD This Week
Tomatometer Percentage Movie
36% 36% Angels & Demons
68% 68% Funny People
25% 25% Four Christmases
45% 45% Shorts

More New Releases…

See All

RT On Current TV

The Rotten Tomatoes Show on Current TV

DIRECTV 358 | Comcast 107 | DISH Network 196 | More...

Learn how you can be part of the show

More...

What’s Hot On RT

Total Recall

Total Recall

John Travolta's best reviewed movies

RT on DVD

RT on DVD

Find the latest DVD and Blu-ray releases!

RT's Gift Guide

RT's Gift Guide

Give the best movies, gear, and more!

Ninja Assassin

Ninja Assassin

Learn to train like a ninja in this clip!

Other News

Close
  • Top Stories
  • Popular
  • Interviews
 
 

Comments

 
 
Top Stories
Headlines Comments
  
  • Natalie Portman Says Kat Denning Is in Thor Source: MTV
20
  • Disney Restructuring Has Broad Implications Source: Los Angeles Times
10
  • Joel Silver Talks Ninja Assassin, Sgt. Rock, Lobo, and More Source: Collider.com
1
  • Weekly Ketchup: Idris Elba cast in Thor, more Spider-Man 4 rumors
108
  • Idris Elba Joins Thor Source: Hollywood Reporter
112
  • Jackass 3D Coming in 2010? Source: Collider.com
32
  • 6 Reasons 'Twilight' Is Doomed Source: The Wrap
64
  • Forbes Names Hollywood's Most Overpaid Actors Source: Forbes
20
  • Chris Weitz Says He's (Almost) Done with Directing Source: Film School Rejects
26
  • Spider-Man 4 Casting Rumors Multiply Like Rabbits Source: Deadline Hollywood Daily
51
Popular
Headlines Comments
  
  • Box Office Guru Wrapup: New Moon Shatters Records
165
  • Critics Consensus: New Moon Wanes
129
  • Tomatometer Watch: Will Twilight's New Moon Dazzle?
97
  • Total Recall: Star-Crossed Lovers
75
  • Total Recall: John Travolta's Best Movies
58
  • Weekly Ketchup: Idris Elba cast in Thor, more Spider-Man 4 rumors
54
  • Five Favorite Films with Werner Herzog
50
  • Friday Harvest: New Moon, Avatar, and more!
32
  • RT on DVD & Blu-Ray: Angels & Demons, Funny People, and Superman
17
  • "I Don't Hate Women": Lars von Trier on Antichrist
8
Interviews
Headlines Comments
  
  • "I Don't Hate Women": Lars von Trier on Antichrist
8
  • Eric Bana talks Love the Beast - RT Interview
8
  • Fight Club Sound Designer Reflects on Film's 10th Anniversary
19
  • James Schamus talks Taking Woodstock - RT Interview
6
  • John Hurt Talks Harry Potter, Quentin Crisp and Alien - The RT Interview
15
  • Terry Gilliam Talks Doctor Parnassus
19
  • Wes Anderson Talks Fantastic Mr. Fox - RT Interview
8
  • Wolverine Creator Len Wein Talks About the Film
28
  • Gavin Hood Talks Wolverine; Possible Sequel
28
  • Duncan Jones talks Moon, Sam Rockwell, and Mute
14
 
 

Sponsored Links

Around The Network

  • The Big Animal at Rotten Tomatoes

Fresh Links

Featured
Wes Anderson on Fox
Wes Anderson on Fox External Link

The director talks about puppetry perfection and his film, Fantastic Mr. Fox

The New Cult Canon
The New Cult Canon External Link

AV Club looks at a beloved cult classic, Sam Raimi's Army of Darkness.

New Moon Portraits
New Moon Portraits External Link

TIME offers us a closer look at the characters from the latest Twilight film.

Unsexiest Men Alive
Unsexiest Men Alive External Link

Moviefone lists their choices for the least attractive men in Hollywood.

Promos
Follow RT on Twitter
Follow RT on Twitter External Link

Get the latest Tomatometer updates on upcoming movies!

 
 
About| Site Map| Help| RT To Go| Contact Us| Critics Submission| Linking to RT| Licensing| Movie List| Games| Celebs List| Newsletter
IGN Logo

IGN.com | GameSpy | Comrade | Arena | FilePlanet | GameSpy Technology
TeamXbox | Planets | Vaults | VE3D | CheatsCodesGuides | GameStats | GamerMetrics
AskMen.com | Rotten Tomatoes | Direct2Drive | Green Pixels


By continuing past this page, and by the continued use of this site, you agree to be bound by and abide by the User Agreement.
Copyright 1998-2009, IGN Entertainment, Inc. About IGN | Support | Advertise | Privacy Policy | User Agreement | Subscribe to RT's XML feed! IGN RSS Feeds
IGN's enterprise databases running Oracle, SQL and MySQL are professionally monitored and managed by Pythian Remote DBA
Certain product data ©1995-present Muze, Inc. For personal use only. All rights reserved.