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The Big Animal Review

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Critics scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 4.0
    73

    out of 100

    Metascore®
    Generally favorable reviews
    based on a weighted average of all
    critic review scores.

  • 60

    out of 100

    Village Voice Michael Atkinson

    The tale's faux-fable simplicity is cunningly eloquent.

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  • 70

    out of 100

    The New York Times Dana Stevens

    Mr. Stuhr, an actor who worked frequently with Kieslowski and who plays the main character in this film, honors his old friend's memory, producing a minor but nonetheless charming footnote to his oeuvre.

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  • 75

    out of 100

    Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

    It is whimsical, bittersweet, wise in a minor key.

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  • 75

    out of 100

    Chicago Tribune Robert K. Elder

    An actor-turned-director, Stuhr appeared in many of Kieslowski's films and their partnership and friendship produced some stunning work. The Big Animal memorializes a complex man and his deceptively simple work, by a friend and colleague in a fitting tribute.

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  • 80

    out of 100

    Variety Eddie Cockrell

    A rueful yet gentle fable about the price of individuality and the value of dignity that preserves the intellectually stimulating spirit of Kieslowski's best work while tapping into a universally understandable vein of low-keyed absurdist comedy.

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