![]() That means, for instance, that when he learns a sister is being bullied at college, he simply storms into a lecture hall with a machine gun, then runs down the motorcycle-riding perps with his SUV. ![]() As dad is usually too busy to do the honors, Vijay aka Hero appoints himself man of the house from an early age, taking this role very seriously if not at all wisely. Ranvijay Singh (Kapoor), often simply called “Hero” because even at 200+ minutes this movie has no time for subtlety, is eldest offspring to Balbir Singh (Anil Kapoor), a steel and oil magnate who’s the richest man in India. Here, instead of a brilliant surgeon with prodigious appetites and no impulse control, we’ve got the problem child of a business tycoon who similarly crashes through life like the proverbial bull in a china shop. Its combination of elaborate slaughter and a cartoonishly macho, borderline-insane hero sometimes recalls Brian De Palma’s take on “Scarface.” But this writer-director’s third film is basically a supersized version of his prior efforts, 2017’s Telugu-language surprise hit “Arjun Reddy” and its 2019 Hindi remake “Kabir Singh,” with very similar basic character dynamics. Ranbir Kapoor's 'Animal': First Look Unveiled for Bollywood Crime Drama (EXCLUSIVE) 'Animal' Review: A Poignant Portrait of Life Amid the Sequins and the Seediness of a Greek Resort Ranbir Kapoor on 'Tough and Uncompromising' Role in 'Animal': 'A Narrative That Keeps You on the Edge of Your Seat' (EXCLUSIVE) ![]() That’s being counted on as “Animal” opens this weekend on the largest number of U.S. Nonetheless, the over-the-top intensity pushed for nearly three and a half hours is likely to impress many viewers. Contrastingly notable for their absence are emotional depth, narrative cogency or non-scatological humor - lacks that much ultra-violence and a surprising amount of sexual content can only distract from so much over such a long, bombastic, shallow course. This sporadically fun but exhausting hot mess provides 202 minutes of hyperventilating overkill for star Ranbir Kapoor as a tycoon’s favorite son whose anger-management (as well as daddy) issues are off the charts. A movie directed by the berserk “Muppet Show” character known as Animal couldn’t be any more unruly than Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s new film of that title.
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