Animal Kingdom 2010 123movies

Watch: Animal Kingdom 2010 123movies, Full Movie Online – Despite being no saint herself, Julia Cody has shielded her seventeen year old son, Joshua “J” Cody, from her Melbourne-based criminal relatives who they have not seen in years. After Julia dies in front of J’s eyes from a self-inflicted heroin overdose, J, who is slightly detached from life, feels he has no choice but to contact his maternal grandmother, Janine “Smurf” Cody, the family matriarch, for a place to live. Smurf rules the family with a borderline incestuous love over her three sons, the quietly menacing Andrew “Pope” Cody, the hyperactive Craig Cody, and the barely of age Darren Cody. Pope and his best friend, Barry “Baz” Brown, are armed robbers, with Darren their up and coming apprentice, while Craig is a mid level drug dealer. Melbourne’s Armed Robbery Squad is after specifically Pope, who is hiding out. But when the standoff between the Codys and the Armed Robbery Squad is brought up a notch, an all out war ensues, with some casualties and J caught in the middle. The only grounding in J’s life is his girlfriend, Nicky Henry. With those casualties comes an investigation by Homicide Detective Senior Sergeant Nathan Leckie, who knows the Codys are involved in some of those deaths. As Leckie tries to get J on his side, J has to figure out how best to get himself out from the middle, where he trusts neither side. J also wants to figure out how to exact what he considers justice in an all around bad situation..
Plot: Joshua “J” is taken in by his extended family after his mother dies of an overdose. The clan, ruled by J’s scheming grandmother, is heavily involved in criminal activities, and J is soon indoctrinated into their way of life. But J is given a chance to take another path when a cop seeks to help him.
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Ratings:

	7.3/10 Votes: 58,092
	95% | RottenTomatoes
	83/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 667 Popularity: 12.939 | TMDB

Reviews:

**A brutal film, where there are no nice people or good guys, but which tells us a good story, in a convincing and credible way.**

I expected more from this film. It’s good, it has an interesting history, but it’s lukewarm and uncomfortable, and there’s not much to arouse our sympathy. I’ve seen a lot of films, I’m not sure if this was the first Australian film I saw, but it was certainly the first Australian film that I knew was Australian at the time I was watching it. Inspired by a real-life situation, the film creates a story in which the police seek to capture the members of a family well immersed in Melbourne’s criminality. To achieve this, they seek the help of the most balanced person in that family: a young teenager.

The movie is good, the script is well written, and it has a lot of very good twists, but it’s not a nice or pleasant movie. The characters are very harsh and unsympathetic, and violence and crime are a significant part of their lives, in a way that seems, almost, like a “family business”, proudly transmitted. Josh, the protagonist, is perhaps the one who will better move our sympathy, even though he is too introverted to create good chemistry with the audience. Even the police, with their brutality and cruelty, are far from being the heroes, with only a very thin distance that differentiates them from the bandits.

I liked the performance of Ben Mendelsohn, who gave life to the most brutal and dominant member of that family, a man that the police themselves seem to have sworn to death, and who doesn’t think twice if he has to kill. Jacki Weaver is equally powerful and very good at playing the matriarch of the family, a woman who seems proud of her children’s criminal record and will stop at nothing to protect them, no matter what they do. It was no accident that she was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. Also, Guy Pearce met the proposed challenge and gave an excellent performance in the role of a conventional police detective. The film also has good dramatic work by Joel Edgerton, James Frecheville and Sullivan Stapleton.

Technically, it’s a discreet film, which bets more on a strong script and a good work by the cast than, properly speaking, on any kind of visual or artistic device. More than a visual work, this film seeks to tell a story – a rough, uncomfortable, sad and acidic story, but well written and intense. The cinematography is regular, the editing too, the sets and costumes are what you would expect to find here. The special, visual and sound effects used are discreet but functional.

Animal Kingdom unleashes an unfaltering roar across Australia. The animal kingdom, a hierarchical group of biological creatures that zoologically determine species that are predacious by nature or hunted down by those stronger than them. It is the laws of nature, Darwinism, that the mighty feed on the weak. Natural selection. We, specifically as human apex predators, do what we must in order to increase our survivability odds. For the Cody family, a familial crime syndicate based in Melbourne, that results in suppressing even the most friendly of noises. Their successful drug-distribution has enabled them to purchase a myriad of luxuries in life, including a quaint abode where seventeen year-old Josh stays after his mother overdoses on heroin. With no alternative shelter, he nestles into the heart of the Cody family tree, commanded by the sweet innocent matriarch who’d do anything and everything to see her boys home and safe.

Michôd based this fictitious story on the Pettingill family, where a pair of brothers were acquitted for slaughtering two police officers at point blank range. Offering an apt yet palpable string of tension that questions the utilisation of firearms, a measure to prevent anarchy not commence it, and the lengths a family will partake in for the sake of hereditary aggregation. His screenplay is smart, boasting a range of unexpectedly intelligent character choices that defy typical tropes within other comparative gangster features. If a main character bravely meets their early demise, it’s executed with no padding or fuss. Bang! Suddenly, Michôd moves on. An irrefutably powerful and perceptible technique that accompanied the meticulously concise script that he had written.

The Cody family members are developed substantially, with their affection for each other explicitly displayed for added finesse. The line between psychopathy and scrupulous behaviour is depicted through the character of “Pope”. His outrageous criminal activity tests the loyalty of his brothers whilst embedding a commanding presence within the family. We may view the shenanigans through Josh’s innocent perspective, yet somehow Michôd transforms these detestable characters into, well, protagonists. His attentive detail in illustrating the affectionate bonds within the family, instantly adds a light touch of self-justification for their crimes. Impeccably clever, to turn a group of murderous individuals into something more affable.

None of this though would’ve been possible without the sensational performances all-round, with three highlights in particular. Mendelsohn showed the world how brutal his antagonistic capabilities can be, with an arresting performance that cemented his talents almost immediately. Pearce, portraying the “good cop” by convincing Josh not to become a criminal, balances the ethical and moral dilemmas that the main character encounters with a soothingly calm performance. Then Weaver, capitalising on her sweet demeanour, venomously encourages the family through her captivating matriarchal performance. The Brando of Melbourne, perhaps?

Frecheville lacked emotional conviction, mostly offering a monotonously one-dimensional approach, that forced his uncles to be more enticing as individuals. Occasionally Doolan’s sublime editing consequently resulted in the script feeling somewhat scattershot, particularly in the second act, where the tension dissipated after the shopping centre scene. The introduction of the family’s barrister before the court hearing was also spontaneous, resulting in Phillips’ performance being less than impressive.

Still, Animal Kingdom is quite simply one of Australia’s greatest exports. Tight, taut and packed full of explosive performances that provide an animalistic bite to this crime story. A rejuvenated modern-take on the classic gangster formula.

Excellent!
One of those movies that grabs you from the excellent opening credits as the camera pans over security camera stills of a gang of Melbourne thugs robbing banks. The audience, which was rustling noisy junk food through the previews, fell silent very quickly.

Jackie Weaver as the Matriarch of this crime family was amazing.

It felt a little “talkie” until about half way through, but there is tension right from the beginning that carries you through. Every character is connected to every other as if by springs quivering with tension or compression and the movie really delivers holding the resolution to the final frame where everything shifts into a new alignment.

I really enjoyed Animal Kingdom, it does not glamorize the life of these crims the way Underbelly or Sopranos does, and the cops reflect the dirty history of the Melbourne’s finest too (Guy Pearce reprising his role in LA Confidential as a rare Mr Clean). Overall I think David Simon (The Wire) would approve of Animal Kingdom.

Anyone who has wondered how murderers can be loved by their Moms (isn’t that most everyone?) should see this movie, it isn’t a TV experience it really works well on the big screen.

Rivals some of Hollywood’s best!
‘ANIMAL KINGDOM’: Four Stars (Out of Five) This critically acclaimed Australian crime film rivals some of Hollywood’s best. It’s a dark and violent tale revolving around a teenage youth caught in the middle of a destructive criminal family. The film is written and directed by David Michod, which marks his fictional feature film debut, and also marks the feature debut of actor James Frecheville in the lead role. The film also features a number of veteran Australian character actors in supporting roles including Ben Mendelsohn, Luke Ford, Joel Edgerton and Anthony Hayes (which the latter two were recently seen together in the Austrailian film noir thriller ‘THE SQUARE’) as well as Guy Pearce and an award worthy performance from Jacki Weaver. Frecheville plays Joshua ‘J’ Cody, a seventeen year old who recently lost his mother to a drug overdose. He contacts his grandmother Janine Cody (Weaver), who’s mother had a falling out with many years earlier, and she takes him in to her home. He’s then exposed to his three criminal uncles: Craig Cody ( Sullivan Stapleton), a drug dealer, Andrew ‘Pope’ Cody (Mendelsohn), a bank robber who’s best friend and ex partner Barry Brown (Edgerton) is like part of the family, and Darren Cody (Ford), who’s barely older than ‘J’ and has been taken under the two bank robbers wing. The authorities have been after ‘Pope’, who has been hiding out from them for some time, and they escalate their conflict by murdering Barry in cold blood. This sends ‘Pope’ and the other brothers into a frenzy and they retaliate. Things spiral out of control from there and ‘J’ is caught in the middle, especially when a Detective (Pearce) tries to get him to turn on his family. The movie is very dark and violent and set in a world that is probably extremely unrelatable to most viewers but the character of ‘J’ is relatable and that’s why the movie works so well. He’s extremely soft spoken and introverted and wishes for nothing more than a normal life and to leave his crazy family behind. He finds some happiness with his girlfriend Nicky (Laura Wheelwright) but when she’s put into jeopardy as well he resorts to his violent ‘animal’ side as well. The movie is interesting, compelling and beautifully directed by Michod. I can’t wait to see what his sophomore project will be.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 53 min (113 min)
Budget 5000000
Revenue 1000000
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Crime, Drama
Director David Michôd
Writer David Michôd
Actors James Frecheville, Guy Pearce, Joel Edgerton
Country Australia
Awards Nominated for 1 Oscar. 39 wins & 60 nominations total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio 2.35 : 1
Camera Panavision Panaflex Millennium XL2, Panavision Primo Lenses
Laboratory DeLuxe, Melbourne, Australia (processing: film dailies), DeLuxe, Sydney, Australia (laboratory services), EFILM, Sydney, Australia (digital intermediate)
Film Length 3,259 m (7 reels)
Negative Format 35 mm (Kodak Vision2 50D 5201, Vision2 250D 5205, Vision2 500T 5218)
Cinematographic Process Digital Intermediate (2K) (master format), Super 35 (3-perf) (source format)
Printed Film Format 35 mm (anamorphic) (Kodak Vision Premier 2393), D-Cinema