Manny, Joel, and Jonah tear their way through childhood and push against the volatile love of their parents. As Manny and Joel grow into versions of their father and Ma dreams of escape, Jonah embraces an imagined world all on his own.
The general manager at a highway-side ''sports bar with curves" has her incurable optimism and faith, in her girls, her customers, and herself, tested over the course of a long, strange day.
Director:
Andrew Bujalski
Stars:
Regina Hall,
Haley Lu Richardson,
Dylan Gelula
Jong-su bumps into a girl who used to live in the same neighborhood as him, who asks him to look after her cat while on a trip to Africa. When back, she introduces Ben, a mysterious guy she met there, who confesses his secret hobby.
Three young men bond together to escape volatile families in their Rust-Belt hometown. As they face adult responsibilities, unexpected revelations threaten their decade-long friendship.
Manny, Joel, and Jonah tear their way through childhood and push against the volatile love of their parents. As Manny and Joel grow into versions of their father and Ma dreams of escape, Jonah embraces an imagined world all on his own.
The movie takes place in the 1980s. But when the boys shoplift at the convenience store, the Visa logo displayed at the store entrance is the one which first went into use in the 2000s. See more »
Quotes
Manny:
What if he's getting a heart attack?
Ma:
What heart?
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We The Animals is a drama about abuse, physical as well emotional abuse, about kids growing up and getting the wrong ideas about how life and relationships should be. It's also about selfishness, lack of parental control and kids growing up too fast. With those ingredients the movie had potential to be really good, but in the end it didn't match that potential. The acting wasn't bad though, that was actually a good thing about this movie. But the cinematography and camera work wasn't on top. Too much shaking camera shots, out of focus shots, and not the best work either whilst playing with the contrast between dark and light. That could all have been much better. The psychadelic drawings on the other hand were a nice touch to this movie. All in all it's not a bad movie but it just had so much more potential.
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We The Animals is a drama about abuse, physical as well emotional abuse, about kids growing up and getting the wrong ideas about how life and relationships should be. It's also about selfishness, lack of parental control and kids growing up too fast. With those ingredients the movie had potential to be really good, but in the end it didn't match that potential. The acting wasn't bad though, that was actually a good thing about this movie. But the cinematography and camera work wasn't on top. Too much shaking camera shots, out of focus shots, and not the best work either whilst playing with the contrast between dark and light. That could all have been much better. The psychadelic drawings on the other hand were a nice touch to this movie. All in all it's not a bad movie but it just had so much more potential.