American Animals
American Animals
Directed by:
Bart LaytonScreenplay:
Bart LaytonCinematography:
Ole Bratt BirkelandComposer:
Anne NikitinCast:
Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan, Blake Jenner, Ann Dowd, Udo Kier, Jared Abrahamson, Gary Basaraba, Lara Grice, Jane McNeill, Wayne Duvall, Drew Starkey, Whitney Goin (more)VOD (2)
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The unbelievable but entirely true story of four friends (Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan, Blake Jenner and Jared Abrahamson) living a routine existence in Kentucky, who brazenly attempt one of the most audacious art heists in US history. Determined to live lives that are out of the ordinary, they plan the brazen theft of some of the world’s most valuable books from the special collections room of Transylvania University Library. But not everything is as it seems, and as the thrilling theft unfolds, each of them starts to question whether their attempts to inject excitement and purpose into their lives is simply a misguided attempt at achieving the American Dream. (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)
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A heist movie about a robbery carried out by utterly stupid losers. Something like Logan Lucky but actually entertaining. Bart Layton has an obvious soft spot for bizarre true stories that are hard to believe (like his documentary The Imposter). And let him stick to it if he can make such pleasant films out of them. By the way, whoever makes the subtitles, in about the middle of the film they have a unique opportunity to use Jan Plavec’s famous motto “You haven’t got this far only to get this far”. Don’t waste it :D
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Of the last heist movies I've seen, I found this one the least interesting because compared to the competition, where everyone had a well thought out plan, this one showed how not to do it, which is a welcome change, but not so attractive from the viewer's point of view. Unfortunately, it drags at times and lacks more creative charisma, but it's still better than average. 60%
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