American Animals
In light of a genuine story that occurred in 2003 in Lexington, Kentucky, the film relates the tale of two companions Spencer Reinhard and Warren Lipka who made a standout amongst the most popular thefts, they stole a gathering of very rare books including a to a great degree profitable release of John James Audubon's The Birds of America.
29 May 1958, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
30 January 1956, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
July 28, 2018
Though it's mostly doing the expected thing, American Animals does it with great energy.
June 21, 2018
[The kids'] meticulous preparations begin with typing "how to plan a heist" into Google and continue with watching every heist film ever made, though they manage to overlook the primary lesson of all such films-that something always goes wrong.
June 07, 2018
"American Animals" is fascinating, funny and, in the end, deep.
July 26, 2018
American Animals doesn't need an "easy out" to explain its characters' poor decisions. The propulsive energy of the movie, once it starts to take shape, mirrors the inevitability of them seeing their bad idea all the way through.
August 14, 2018
Look out 2018, here's the bar.
June 22, 2018
"American Animals" is one of the year's smartest, most captivating films, and Layton stages it with the precision of a perfect crime.
June 21, 2018
It hits the usual genre beats, and plays a predictable rock soundtrack as it lurches between comedy and drama, but neither the story nor the characters really mesh.
August 09, 2018
Maybe they were just spoilt kids with a false sense of grandeur... Whatever it was, it made for a great and almost comical story, and Layton brings it home.
July 12, 2018
There's something troubling about American Animals, but I think deliberately so. It sticks in your craw.
June 08, 2018
A narrative drama wherein beats the heart of a documentary.
July 24, 2018
[VIDEO ESSAY] Bart Layton adds a meaty layer of social realism to the film. Get out your knife and fork; this is one movie you can really sink your teeth into.
June 13, 2018
Takes a mild curiosity from a long-ago news cycle and elevates it into something singularly fascinating.
