American Animals Trailer

Bumping this because it's at the Manship Theatre on June 24th. Hopefully it'll get a wider release soon. Great movie.

So apparently it did go to a lot more theaters starting yesterday, but still nothing near me. I live in silicon valley, where there are over a million people, and I still have to go 40 miles to the nearest showing (SF or Berkeley). The distance wouldn't be that bad if the traffic weren't so atrocious every day of the week.

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Saw it today, great movie.

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Finally. Corroboration.

Finally got to see this. It went into wider release on Friday June 22, but it didn't get to my area until a week later, June 29. I like the director's style, and he did a good job with the story. However I agree with some criticism I read that this movie rewards four guys who were simply bored (not desperate), after committing a violent crime, and even failing at it. Examining why seemingly good young men would ultimately agree to participate in a violent crime is certainly a valid project, but that could have been done in a standard documentary. Turning it into a dramatized caper movie I think opens it up to criticism.

That being said, the librarian who was attacked and bound, BJ Gooch (is that one of the greatest names ever?), says the film has helped her heal from the trauma. This is a great article to read after you see it:

https://www.kentucky.com/entertainment/movies-news-reviews/article212454259.html

Apparently it’s already out of theaters in Baton Rouge. Was only there for maybe 3 weeks

Now playing on Cinemax.