The Animal (DVD)

The Animal is one of the best romantic comedies that I have seen in recent years. It also has one of the most unique plots that I have ever seen. It is fairly short at 83 minutes but in at least it doesn’t drag the same gags out till they fall flat so in that respect it is short and sweet. Marvin (Rob Schneider) is a clerk in a small police station and is just managing to make ends meet. He is clumsy and constantly messes things up. He then has an accident and is one the brink of death but is saved by a mad doctor who uses animal parts to save his life. This has the comical side effect that Marvin starts to act like these animals in certain situations. ...

I’m ashamed to say that I saw this film recently on a pirate DVD given to me by a friend of a friend .It was however really funny and as such I’ve ordered the collector’s edition DVD – who says copyright theft is killing the film industry? . I didn’t hold out much hope for the film , mainly because it stars Rob Schneider, the man who single handedly made the Judge Dredd film the pile of pants that it was. Still as it was a freebie I gave it a go and although it’s no classic it has more laughs than most. PREMISE Schneider plays Marvin a downtrodden Police evidence clerk. He lives in a garage that has all of his ...