Animals: Who Are The Kidnappers In Ben Affleck's Netflix Movie?
SlashFilm • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Ben Affleck's new Netflix thriller "Animals" centers on a kidnapping plot where a lawyer and mayoral candidate's son is mistakenly swapped with the handyman's son, highlighting themes of identity and performative personas.
- The film focuses less on the kidnappers' identities and more on how the main characters, Mark and Abigail Kimball, confront hidden truths about themselves when faced with crisis.
- The kidnapping is orchestrated by small business owners, led by James Bureaux, who lost everything due to an Environmental Action Act championed by Kimball's law firm, serving as a vendetta against him.
- The movie concludes with a violent confrontation that exposes Bureaux and his motives but leaves many details about the kidnappers and their backgrounds vague and unexplored.
- Despite the thriller premise, "Animals" is more a character study on identity and consequences, and it may not be remembered as one of Affleck's best films due to its limited focus on the central crime.
