Jackie Weaver will fuck you up... with her MIND! Oh, and drugs are bad.
Nominated for:
Best Supporting Actress - Jackie Weaver
Despite the completely redundant voice over in the film's opener, this is a lovely addition to the large cannon of solid crime flicks. Well, lovely is probably the wrong word. Disturbing? Harrowing? Fucked? Yeah, those work. Fans of past greats like Mean Streets, Gomorrah, Sexy Beast, etc. will appreciate the understated anger that lingers in each frame, and practically vibrates off the screen. Fans of Guy Pearce will look past the honking great mustache stuck on his face and appreciate his amazing performance.
The scene stealer is most definitely Jackie Weaver herself. Her role is small, but not easily forgotten. Her smile has given me more than one nightmare since viewing this Australian gem.
In a word (or two) this film is quiet, and haunting.
Eli
Rating: 3 for innovation, 5 for emotional content, and 3 for cohesiveness (major points docked for ridonculous voice over)
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soooo it's not about animals living on a farm trying to establish communism?
ReplyDeleteI saw Animal Kingdom and I totally thought Animal Farm!
ReplyDeleteJackie Weaver's role is SO small! Were entering Judi Dench (Shakespeare in Love) territory with this bite-size role. She's awesome in the couple of minutes she appears onscreen, but considering all the hype that accompanied her for this film, I was left feeling "That was it?" by the end.
ReplyDeleteBut maybe that was enough?