Fresh
"Animals" is a stark, brilliant, uncompromising, beautifully acted piece of work.
Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times
Overview
After witnessing a violent incident, Javier meets the victim, Laura, who has a tortuous relationship with her boyfriend, Martín.
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Rotten
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.
Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader
Fresh
It's gritty and grim, but "Animals" is also a gripping portrait of young junkies in love.
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
The trajectory of "Animals" is obvious in the opening minutes of this numbing if well-acted junkie drama.
Tom Keogh, Seattle Times
Fresh
Mr. Schiffli shoots in a fluid style, tweaking colors and focus to register changes in perception and feeling.
A.O. Scott, New York Times
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