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My Animal

2023

Jacqueline Castel

Bobbi Salvör Menuez, Amandla Stenberg, Heidi von Palleske, Stephen McHattie ...

5.3

54

Horror. Romance Heather, an outcast teenage goalie, falls for newcomer Jonny, an alluring but tormented figure skater. As their relationship deepens, Heather's growing desires clash with her darkest secret, forcing her to control the animal within.

	Media	Author	Review
		Guy Lodge Variety	"Even as their incompletely drawn characters remain largely in limbo, we feel for these two misfit lovers, in large part thanks to the easy, skin-prickling onscreen rapport between Menuez and Stenberg"
		Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting	"It may not wow on the werewolf front, but 'My Animal’s' ability to retool many of its classic tropes in a reality-based, contemporary way is commendable (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Leslie Felperin The Hollywood Reporter	"The leads have palpable chemistry to burn, and their relationship will strike a tender spot for anyone who has fallen inconveniently in love with someone unexpected. But the final act takes a little time to get its ducks in a row"
		Poulomi Das The Playlist	"For a film with such a distinctive, trippy personality, “My Animal” ends up being unbelievably conservative and vapid in its plotting — the narrative doesn’t seem interested in ever climaxing"
		Simon Abrams rogerebert.com	"There’s more unconvincing teenage drama than horror suspense (...) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"
		Mary Beth McAndrews Dread Central	"Despite an inconsistent script, 'My Animal' is a moving tale of beautiful yet ultimately fleeting queer love with a stunning cast (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		William Bibbiani The Wrap	"The style is impressive, the performances are superb (...) But this movie shows us the allegory it’s come up with and then it kinda coasts on that, working as a pretty decent but formulaic coming-of-age drama"
		Derek Smith Slant	"[It] is a beguilingly stylish and sensuous feature-length directorial debut (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		Patrice Witherspoon Screen Rant	"Despite all the efforts from Castel’s direction, is bogged down by its snail-like pacing and uneventful genre-blending (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 5)"
		Mel Valentin Screen Anarchy	"For all of its narrative frustrations, 'My Animal' counters with some of the most visually arresting imagery in recent memory"

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