
From the producers of the comedy smash Deuce Bigalow comes The Animal, about a small, wimpy Marvin, who 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. Energized by his new parts, Marvin leaves his weakness behind and achieves instant fame as a supercop. Now a hero, life is going great for Marvin until his animal instin... (Full plot summary below)
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From the producers of the comedy smash Deuce Bigalow comes The Animal, about a small, wimpy Marvin, who 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. Energized by his new parts, Marvin leaves his weakness behind and achieves instant fame as a supercop. Now a hero, life is going great for Marvin until his animal instincts start taking over his body at all the wrong times. Marvin struggles to remain civilized and be a perfect gentleman with his new love, Rianna in a series of hilarious situations that would drive any animal crazy.
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| The New York TimesStephen HoldenTranscendently dumb but very funny comedy. |
| Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasAn outrageous and imaginative summer comedy. |
| Washington PostMichael O'SullivanGenial rather than an affront to good taste. It's also pretty darn funny. |
| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanWhile a good deal funnier than ''Deuce Bigelow,'' is still destined to get branded, if not condemned, as ''dumb.'' |
| USA TodaySusan WloszczynaSchneider, with his cherub curls and scrawny physique, adopts a pussycat persona that engenders goodwill. |
| Salon.comStephanie ZacharekIf 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. |
| Chicago ReaderLisa AlspectorMild gross-out comedy integrates a non sequitur -- a running joke made by a sidekick -- into the plot, providing some payoff. |
| New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanJudging by the audience reaction -- there is apparently something funny about the idea of a man trying to hump a goat in heat. |
| SlateDavid EdelsteinA perfectly decent second-banana, Rob Schneider, has been over-optimistically elevated to the top of the bunch. |
| New York PostJonathan ForemanIsn't quite up to the comic standard of Rob Schneider's 1999 hit "Deuce Bigalow, Male Gigolo." |