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Animal Kingdom is a genre picture designed to get under your skin and in your head, a thriller that repulses even as it draws you in.
The naturalistic style Michod employs adds to the sense of dread. Is there no way out of this existence? To whom would it appeal?
It's a remarkable film: gritty, gut-churning, thrillingly acted.
Writer-director David Michod creates a densely textured moral universe that makes good on his metaphoric title.
Animal Kingdom is a lean, patient crime thriller about one kid's transition from prey to predator.
A diverting conceptual fictional crime family pic.
An intimate portrait of a criminal family that resembles the Mafia in virtually no way.
Animal Kingdom has been dubbed an 'Australian GoodFellas'. Director David Michôd isn't as flashy as Scorsese, but his portrayal of the violent downfall of a dysfunctional family of criminals shows that he's a master at building slow-burning tension.
No es frecuente ver este tipo de firmeza narrativa y profundidad dramática y psicológica en una ópera prima (...)
Michôd takes familiar material and approaches it with less emphasis on the sensational and more on the surreal atmosphere of accepted dread.
Writer/director David Michôd pumps the plot full of tension through layers of increasingly dangerous and volatile characters until it's almost unbearable.
An ambitious and effective thriller.
Animal Kingdom is skilfully lit and edited and the performances are remarkable.
A brooding Australian thriller that marks director David Michôd as a talent to watch.
It includes enough localised details about the changing nature of crime and the debilitating bonds of family to give it a distinctive voice all its own, ensuring it never feels like a Hollywood rip-off.
Writer/director David Michod handles his material with great confidence, allowing some powerful acting.
Animal Kingdom shocks, surprises and amazes but never seems false or unreal. A great film.
A ferocious, uncompromising drama that feels like a shot of gin before breakfast.
Utterly thrilling, Animal Kingdom exudes stunning depth and complexity.
This is maybe the nearest we're going to get to an Australian GoodFellas.
Excellent Aussie crime drama thoroughly deserving of its across-the-board rave reviews. We repeat: go and see it.
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