Already showered with acclaim, David MichA ds Australian drama finally arrives in the UK.
Nick finds out if Animal Kingdom deserves all the praise…
Arriving on our shores all the way from Down Under is the hotly tipped crime film,Animal Kingdom.
It is powerful and gripping, and as an audience member, you feel instantly part of this world.
You immediately identify with our young narrator, and unconsciously his opinions on his uncles and associates become yours.
He has his own code and morality, which he sticks to religiously.
The outlaw gang wanted by a corrupt judicial system, who become poster boys for the antiauthoritarian movement.
Just murky grey in which motives are often confused.
The previously rattling pace and focus of the story slows up considerably and even begins to feel sluggish.
After this, I believed in Js motivations for his actions, whether or not they were illogical!
Animal Kingdomis essentially a film of two halves.
Unfortunately, one is much better than the other, which leaves the movie feeling somewhat disjointed.
Animal Kingdom is in UK cinemas from today, Friday, February 25th.
Rating:
3 out of 5
