Animal Kingdom - 2010 - 7/10
Young man is orphaned and moves in with his grandmother and uncles.
The adult men are hardened, armed robbers, laying low between heists, under police surveillance.
This is not a high voltage actioner. Animal Kingdom is a study of grim decline and the inevitability of Fate.
I’ll confess, part of the draw for me was Jacki Weaver, Aussie croc-bait from 70’s exploitation flicks.
She is mesmerizing as the woman who holds the men together in a sweet smiling, grip of iron.
Basis for a US drama with actors buffed and beautiful.