Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Absolutely loved this movie. So glad I gave it a go, I had checked it on IMDB few times before seeing it and yep, great movie.Love the style. Really really enjoyed it.Thanks very much Mr Director and all those involved. Really awesome acting throughout.

This movie features some stylish direction and good production values, but the primary purpose seems to be to showcase the incredible, mind-boggling stupidity of the characters, as well as their complete lack of any kind of moral compass. What is the purpose of showing, in detail, the inner details of a heist whose perpetrators can't plan for even the most obvious contingencies? Is this supposed to be funny? Ironic? Clever? Regardless, it was simply the most banal cringe fest I've watched in 20 years.

Just a sensational story ,, The script writing is brilliant ,, but the most noticeable was the Directing !!! Bart Layton did both and he did one amazing job.. bringing up the characters themselves telling their side of the story was a nice touch.Casting Evan Peters and Barry Keoghan was a good move ,, they are both rising stars and they take the job seriously , and here they were engaging and so convincing.Now my issue is ... the movie went on the big screen at the beginning of this year , toured all around the world festivals, and premiered 1st of June on movie theaters ,, yet .. no sound what so ever ,, the marketing is so bad for this movie ,, or it is hated for some reason ,,, or maybe the critics think this is in a way glorifying crime "which isn't"... I knew about this by accidentally looking for some cast members of "American Horror Stories" and clicked on Evan Peters's IMDB page to see what's new ,and this came up !!!

Documentarian/Producer and Director/Writer here, British born Bart Layton ("Locked Up Abroad" TV) has gathered an outstanding ensemble of actors (Even Peters "POSE," Barry Keoghan " Dunkirk," Blake Jenner " Edge of Seventeen," Jared Abrahamsson "Travelers" TV, Ann Dowd "Hereditary") who decided to up their boring and disenfranchised lives by stealing historical and financially strong books from their local Lexington KY University. Together, they are a train wreck waiting to happen, and one you can't look away from. Layton does an amazing job intertwining the story leading up to and through the heist, with actual interviews with the four (now grown men) who lived the experience first hand. By presenting all versions of the expereince, the audience becomes vested in the presentation. Unfortunately, Librarian Betty Jean (BJ) Gooch must bare the burden of being in the boys way, yet the always excellent Ann Dowd is up for the interaction. Score by Anne Nikitin helps establish the sentiment of the film and the pending action. Cinematography by Ole Bratt Kirkland further establish the community environment and the trapped feel the boys are dealing with, and the films Editing team (Nick Fenton, Chris Gill, Julian Hart) brings it all together into one exciting package. To Layton and the Editing teams credit, you won't be able to breath during the heist scene. Make sure to stick around for the credits, as musician Sixto Rodriguez ("Searching for Sugar Man" 2012) performs the final credit score. Funny thing, his name is nowhere to be found in the credits. "American Animals" is an Indie film that could easily be recognized across the board come Awards time.