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Ben Affleck's kidnapping thriller Animals gets a lukewarm reception

Original: "Hey Claude, write me an outline for a thriller about a kidnapping." One minute later... "Okay guys, I've got the script

Filmgoers are reviewing Animals (2026), a kidnapping thriller, with unflattering comparisons. One reviewer quipped that the plot could have been generated in a minute by asking the Claude chatbot for a kidnapping-thriller outline, rating the film one and a half stars. The joke reflects wider complaints that the movie feels formulaic and as if it were written by artificial intelligence.

Why now: Viewers are mocking the film's formulaic, AI-like screenplay after its release.

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• "Hey Claude, write me an outline for a thriller about a kidnapping." One minute later... "Okay guys, I've got the script!" My brief ★½ review of Animals (2026): https:// boxd.it/gKSqtX # movies # animals · lazysupper@famichiki.jp · 1

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