Women Are Just Convenient Puzzle Pieces in “Animals”
A deer caught in the headlights is the perfect metaphor for Animals.

A woman is longing to make love to her husband once again, but he is always working or tired. At her wit's end she consults a medium, who has a couple of solutions for her problem. The first two solutions fail, but maybe the sweets will help?
A deer caught in the headlights is the perfect metaphor for Animals.
Considering the runtime, I expected each scene to hit harder as opposed to a series of montages and vignettes.
During the third act, the momentum stalls, largely due to the film’s obsession with Kubrick’s visual design. But all in all, Doctor Sleep is a cinematic success, defined by rich characters and high powered emotion.