The Animal
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Metascore
43 out of 100

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4.6 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 24 Ratings

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  • Starring: Colleen Haskell, Rob Schneider
  • Summary: Small, wimpy Marvin (Schneider) doesn't have what it takes to fulfill his lifelong dream to be a cop. But his luck changes when he's critically injured in a car accident, and a deranged scientist secretly uses animal organs to rebuild him. (Revolution Studios)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 22
  3. Negative: 4 out of 22
  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    80
    An outrageous and imaginative summer comedy.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Robert Koehler
    60
    A sweethearted trifle.
  3. Salon.com
    Reviewed by: Stephanie Zacharek
    60
    If The Animal -- co-written by Schneider and Tom Brady -- never quite gets fired up, at least it chugs along efficiently on its mildly inspired ridiculousness.
  4. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    25
    Has amusing bits of social satire, but they're crowded out of the stable by lots of bathroom and barnyard humor.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 14
  3. Negative: 4 out of 14
  1. MichaelC.
    4
    What is the recipe for a great Rob Schneider comedy? Well, according to The Animal?s director, it?s a bunch of obvious jokes, a predictable ending, a sexy lady and a dorky hero who manages to be loveable and appeal to the hot lady for no reason at all. This director does not really understand a recipe for a great Rob Schneider comedy. This movie is simply a replay of all the bad ?dumb-fun? comedies from the past few years with a few more lame jokes added in and a terrible ending. Disappointingly, seeing Schneider jump around like a monkey, swim like a dolphin and leap like a leopard didn?t interest me, despite all the similes it can produce. Although The Animal?s premise does sound quite intriguing, it does not work with Rob Schneider and all the unfunny gags. As a smart, sophisticated comedy with worthy actors and a lot more clever quotes and comic scenes, this would?ve worked. Unfortunately, the chemistry sucks, the actors suck, the story sucks and the longevity factor sucks. This is just one big sucky movie that I can?t recommend even for teenagers and people who don?t look for quality in a film and just want brainless entertainment, you might like it. As any of the above, The Animal just really didn?t do it for me. Sorry, Adam, even your ?surprise? cameo can?t ?do it.? … Expand
  2. cameronmorewood
    2
    It doesn't have the feel of a feature film. It's boring, unfunny, stretched out cheese.

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