Animal Kingdom - ***** - Highly recommended (unless you do not like dark and gritty)

[cbayer]

Loved this. Great characters, tremendous ensemble cast. A movie mostly about men, but with highly significant women in the mix.



Animal Kingdom(Animal Kingdom: A Crime Story)
2010 R 113 minutes
When his mother dies suddenly, a 17-year-old boy (James Frecheville) finds himself drawn into the clutches of a diabolical criminal family, until a good-hearted detective (Guy Pearce) makes a concerted effort to change the boy's fate. Australian writer-director David Michôd's first feature-length drama won the World Cinema Jury Prize: Dramatic at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.

Cast:James Frecheville, Guy Pearce, Ben Mendelsohn, Joel Edgerton, Luke Ford, Jacki Weaver, Sullivan Stapleton, Dan Wyllie, Anthony Hayes Director:David Michôd Genres:Drama, Crime Dramas, Australia/ New Zealand, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Blu-ray This movie is:Cerebral, Gritty Format:DVD and Blu-ray