The Animal Kingdom

Quite the genre bender. ***Le Règne Animal*** is a drama with sci-fi elements, action, body horror and even a few scares. It really doesn't pick a lane. It's original enough because of that mix but remains very Hollywoodized and safe. The premise of a weird disease that turns people into animal hybrids, and them being alienated serves as another example of humanity and it's ever lasting repulsion to anything that's different and unknown. We've all seen this countless times before but I still think they did a good job with it. It takes itself seriously the whole runtime despite it's silly premise and for the most part that worked for me. Pretty good acting all around even from the younger actors, well shot, nice natural landscapes and overlong runtime. Getting to see all the creatures was the best part and i'm surprised by how good the special effects and makeup looks. A lot more action than what I anticipated, especially in the third act. Hits right with the emotional beats when it needs to but not enough to shed a tear or anything. Great ending. What animal would I want to be? A lobster of course.

So, in a world where everyone knows humans are spontaneously turning into animals (and are afraid of them), nobody notices the endless signals that [spoiler]this kid is turning into an animal[/spoiler]? 😆