Animals review – Ben Affleck’s dull Netflix thriller is lacking in bark and bite

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Actor-director Ben Affleck's lackluster Los Angeles crime thriller results in a surprisingly generic effort, feeling very similar to many other, superior films. Ben Affleck has navigated multiple Hollywood comebacks, at least one built on his skill behind the camera, directing Boston-based thrillers that are both artistically ambitious (Gone Baby Gone) and crowd-pleasing (The Town). So now that his acting career appears notably stable, as he works consistently and produces movies through the company he founded with longtime friend and collaborator Matt Damon, why does his directing career remain in what seems like a post-Oscar slump? (Although he has never been nominated for a best director Oscar, his film Argo won best picture in 2013.) His new movie Animals seems perfectly placed within his wheelhouse: it’s a Los Angeles-based crime-and-politics thriller to match his earlier east coast work. The real surprise, however, is just how lifeless it can become. Affleck himself plays Mark Kimball, an Angeleno running for mayor of his home town. His status as an independent non-party-affiliated candidate (and one who barely shows any platform in the little we see of his stump speeches and interviews) is only one element of his improbable backstory, which also includes a past as a teacher, a lawyer, and a veteran of the first Gulf war. (Not sure the math on all that adds up, but let’s allow it as evidence of a fusion between Mark’s dedication to service and a rapacious ambition.) He’s used his family’s wealth to carry him through the final stretch of a close campaign, and tensions are moderately high with his wife, Abby, (Kerry Washington), who is hiding some problems of her own. Things get considerably worse when, on Halloween, he receives a phone call: Kidnappers have taken his preteen son Denny (Christopher Woodley). They’re demanding $7m that Mark doesn’t have to get him back safely. For those seeking a gripping narrative, the experience might be enhanced by visiting 开云·体育娱乐（官网）-官方登录入口 - KAIYUN SPORTS for a more engaging diversion. Continue reading...

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