I love having this blog sometimes. I spent the weekend in Kalamazoo and we watched a couple movies, in among all the game-playing and talking (and all the work I've been putting into the Australian Open Suicide Pool @ talkabouttennis.com), and talked about a couple of other movies that have come out recently, such as today's entry into the count-up. But the even cooler thing is that when I got home, my brother told me that he rented Animal Kingdom and that we needed to watch it before he had to take it back to the video store. Pretty neat.
I guess I should point out that this wasn't really the kind of movie that I would seek out, typically. Among the reasons that I sat down to watch this one is the fact that the matriarch of the family in the movie, Jacki Warner, was just nominated for a Golden Globe and may get an Oscar nod, as well. It also comes highly recommended from a couple of different sources.
And, after having watched it, it was confirmed that my initial instincts were true. I don't really want to talk about the movie. It's a heinous movie with some (okay, mostly one) heinous character, and it succeeded in making me angry and not wanting to even finish the film to its conclusion, but I can also confirm that it's quite good.
Score: 7.5/10
Let it sit. You'll start thinking about it even if you don't want to. I developed this whole reading of the movie based on pack dynamics. Not many characters are likable in this movie, and yes, it does leave you kind of pissed off, but there is art here, and subtly good performances.
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