“Animals ' drug-fueled storyline is undeniably grim, but its sensitive approach to its difficult themes -- and its talented cast -- make watching it well worth the discomfort.”
Director Collin Schiffli keeps a tight focus on character, as the couple's plight becomes increasingly dire.
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Richard Roeper
RTChicago Sun-TimesMay 22, 2015
"Animals" is a stark, brilliant, uncompromising, beautifully acted piece of work.
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Ben Sachs
RTChicago ReaderMay 21, 2015
The couple's doomed romance feels familiar from numerous other films about addiction, and the movie is downright bad whenever it aspires to visual poetry.
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Leo Brady
RTAMovieGuy.comJan 31, 2021
Animals is a tough, but poetic film. It's about two drug addicts living in a car, in love, trapped in their habits, and fighting to change their ways.