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Animal Kingdom (2010)
Directed by David Michôd
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Overview
Joshua “J” is taken in by his extended family after his mother dies of an overdose. The clan, ruled by J’s scheming grandmother, is heavily involved in criminal activities, and J is soon indoctrinated into their way of life. But J is given a chance to take another path when a cop seeks to help him.
Rated R | Length 113 minutes
Actors
Ben Mendelsohn | Joel Edgerton | Guy Pearce | Luke Ford | Jacki Weaver | Sullivan Stapleton | James Frecheville | Daniel Wyllie | Anthony Hayes | Laura Wheelwright | Mirrah Foulkes | Justin Rosniak | Susan Prior | Clayton Jacobson | Anna Lise Phillips | Josh Helman | Tim Phillipps | Kieran Darcy-Smith | Jack Heanly | Andy McPhee | Christina Azucena | Jacqueline Brennan | Ben Ouwehand | Bert LaBonté | James Saunders | Dom Phelan | Anthony Ahern | Michael Vice | Chris Weir | Brenda Palmer | David Michôd
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/29/2010 | Movie Screen | Film | Theater | 2.5 stars |
| (Average) 2.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
Wasn’t a huge fan of this movie about a young man and his criminal family. He’s thrown into a worse situation when his mom overdoses on heroin.
The biggest issue I had with this film is that despite all these bad things going on, you never feel a real connection to the characters, so they’re just puppets on the screen. The movie tries to jump from drama to drama without giving us any motivations or empathy. Once the ending rolled around, I was frankly done with the story and wished it had ended 1/2 hour or so before that.
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