When Animals Dream
RADiUS-TWC | Release Date: August 28, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
54
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Mixed or average reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
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4
Mixed:
5
Negative:
1
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75
The A.V. ClubKatie RifeAug 27, 2015
The gore is there, as are the transformation sequences, but they’re played in such a muted fashion that their more visceral pleasures are somewhat mitigated. But viewers who check their expectations will find a solid entry into the burgeoning feminist werewolf sub-genre that’s well worth a look. Read full review
75
New York PostSara StewartAug 26, 2015
Casting aside warnings and physical threats from the townspeople, this once-demure teen girl embraces her wild side with a gory, punk-rock abandon. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleAug 27, 2015
Though the careful mood is invariably dissipated when it comes time to kill, kill, kill, Arnby's ace in the hole remains Suhl, a young actress of Streep-ian intensity. Read full review
70
The New York TimesA.O. ScottAug 27, 2015
When Animals Dream is a beguiling parable of cruelty and the resistance to it. Its special effects are pretty minimal, its scope is modest, and it is, in the end, more touching than terrifying, intent on jolting its audience not with dread but with compassion. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterStephen DaltonAug 27, 2015
Stylish but slight, Arnby's debut feature ultimately sticks within werewolf movie conventions, adding little fresh to the form. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineChuck BowenAug 23, 2015
The film is one long funereal slog in which the main character discovers something about herself that's almost immediately apparent. Read full review
42
The PlaylistNikola GrozdanovicSep 1, 2015
It’s a narrative vacuum big enough to make you mad at this melancholy werewolf drama for not being, at the very least, good. Read full review
40
VarietyDennis HarveyAug 27, 2015
When Animals Dream lacks peasants bearing flaming torches to hunt down Frankenstein’s monster outside the terrorized village. But it also lacks the depth to avoid seeming just as corny, albeit in a dressed-up, self-consciously important way. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsJordan HoffmanAug 26, 2015
An eerie, imported horror tale that’s rich with tone but otherwise lacking bite. Read full review
30
Village VoiceNick SchagerAug 25, 2015
Avoiding the genre's typical werewolfism-as-puberty metaphors, director Jonas Alexander Arnby instead casts his material as a drawn-out character study — the problem being that his characters are all one-note dullards, which turns his slow, portent-heavy drama into a giant slog. Read full review
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