All the Little Animals

A film review by Christopher Null - Copyright © 2000 Filmcritic.com

Curious and small, this British oddity gives us Christian Bale as a slightly-off twentysomething who decides to run away from London home after his evil father (Benzali), dubbed "The Fat," drives his mother to her death. In rural Cornwall, Bale hooks up with equally off-kilter Hurt, whose self-imposed life's work is burying roadkill. But when The Fat catches up with them, it's nothing but trouble. Interesting despite its hipster crypticism and an imperfect finale. Is Christian Bale in every film Lions Gate has made?

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Rating

3.5 out of 5 Stars

Cast and Crew

  • Director: Jeremy Thomas
  • Producer: Jeremy Thomas
  • Screenwriter: Eski Thomas
  • Stars: John Hurt, Christian Bale, Daniel Benzali, James Faulkner, John O'Toole
  • MPAA Rating: R