Directed by Ben Affleck — Screenplay by Connor O. McIntyre, Billy Ray, and Ben Affleck.

Earlier this year, I reviewed Joe Carnahan’s The Rip, an occasionally quite exciting action-thriller with Ben Affleck in a prominent role. Although I liked that film, I was even more excited about his next Netflix project: Ben Affleck’s sixth directorial feature, Animals. Affleck has long proven himself a genuinely terrific director of unforgettable films such as Gone Baby Gone, The Town, and Argo. I also had a good time with his previous directorial feature, Air, in 2023. Another kidnapping thriller from the director of Gone Baby Gone sounded like such a good project. Unfortunately, although there are good elements found in Animals, it is a considerably inferior kidnapping flick. Honestly, I was surprised by how this just felt like another remake of Akira Kurosawa’s High & Low.

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