I don't care how threatening you make the atmosphere, mopeds just aren't a scary vehicle to be chased by. When Animals Dream takes the 'werewolf = female coming-of-age' mechanic of Ginger Snaps and slows it way down, presenting it as a journey of self-discovery and familial right in a small Danish fishing village. Protagonist Marie (Sonia Suhle) suffers in near-isolation without much in the way of emotional connectivity as she suffers abuses at the hands of her coworkers and neighbors, who all seem to be strangely aware and moderately accepting of the fact that the family that lives down the street can get pretty furry and violent, albeit only when threatened. Somber in tone and light on action for the most part, many have already pointed out that a lot in this debut from director Jonas Alexander Arnby can be traced back to Let the Right One In, with the exception being that When Animals Dream has a much more one-dimensional conflict and straightforward characters. The film is slow without being subtle, which is a rather unusual combination that I doubt will bring in too many new fans; even a wholesale slaughter seems light on the tension. There are pieces that seem designed to flesh out Marie's character (including relationships with both parents and a potential love interest), but none are deep enough to give more than a surface-level depiction of her personality and fears. Ambitious but not all there. (2.5/5)

A decent flick thats part love story, part revenge tale and part monster movie. The film was interesting. It started off being a slow burn before picking up for Act 3.

Like so many indies you can stream, it's got more good/blah stuff than great stuff. But I've definitely seen worse.

Boring, uneven, and too serious for its own good, When Animals Dream is a tasteless film that shows good direction and acting, but is missing an interesting story and characters to boot.

original film, abit scattered in the way that it spends to much time on things we dont care about vs things we would like to see more about. overall a good watch and a different take on a werewolf indie.

Moody and atmospheric, although the horror part of things never gets going, so it's a very much a subdued effort.

s young girl experiences frightening changes to her body. dull Danish horror.

i really enjoyed the story behind this one; it's a more unique approach to the subject & i kind of liked it. the movie itself, beyond that, isn't too much though -- it's very slow moving. reminds me of Let The Right One In in that aspect. but more sex-driven.

Better than most movies in the transformation genre, but drags somewhat, even for less than 90 minutes.

A subtle take on a classic horror sub-genre. This fascinating Danish film may remind viewers of films like "Let the Right On In" and "Spring"

Pretty good import horror movie. Reminded me of let the right one in kinda. In that they used a horror premise to tell a story of a girls coming of age, and of acceptance and love. if your in to art house horror I would say check this one out

I wish there were more elegant and subtly effective films operating to expand this specific mythology the way this film does.

"When Animals Dream" aka When Slightly Hairy Cannibal-esques Dream aka When Movies Dream of Superior Influences aka "Ginger Snaps."

A very interesting Scandi horror film. Much like another great Danish film 'The Hunt' ('Jogten'), 'When Animals Dream' successfully mixes the Nordic sensibility of subtle introversion with ominous dread. An interesting take on the theme of transformation, this horror flick really make use of the Danish landscape and its people.

Great take on a wearwolf movie. Liked it.

Jonas Alexander has created a master piece that pulls your heart strings with Marie (Sonie Suhnl) in this coming of age film. Although this story may drag a little, how the town and Marie's father treat her makes you wonder what this big secret is, and it pays off with an extravagant ending.

Just too slow and depressing for me. You really don't even need to read the subtitles to understand exactly what is going on. My advise, watch it on fast forward till the last 20 minutes.

This is a better movie than the rating would imply. This is really more of a drama about a teen's sexual awakening, as the description here mentions, coupled with the fact that this awakening unleashes a monster within her, something that she inherited from her mother and the film looks at how she, and her father, adjusts to her changes and their attempt to keep the rest of the rural town from finding out. What I like about this film is that, even though it's artsy, and there's nothing wrong with that, it moves at a good pace. It's only 85 minutes long, so you'd think it would have to move at a good pace, but the length has nothing to do with how well-paced a movie is. You can have a two hour movie that feels like it's half as long as that. The thing in some art house films, and I enjoy them when they're great as much as anybody, is that sometimes they're so poorly paced that an 80 minute movie ends up feeling like 180 minutes. It's not that they're bad, it's just that they drag scenes on for far too long past their breaking point. This movie, however, ends up feeling rather short in comparison. Which, to me, was a problem. I don't know why, but I felt that more time could've been spent on character development. Like showing the father struggle more to maintain the normalcy after Marie finding out what she is. You get some of it, of course, this man has, surely, spent most of his adult life looking after both his wife and his daughter due to their conditions, so there's something there that you can play with. Not that I blame the movie for keeping things short and sweet, it's just that the film's characters end up lacking real depth. It's not that they're one-dimensional, because they're not, but they don't feel like fully formed characters. They're on their way, but they're not quite there yet. There's a requisite love subplot, but it does works in these setting as it does showcase a side to Marie that she never knew she could have, so it's actually beneficial, though not by much, to the overall arc. The film is also beautifully shot and the acting is real solid. I also liked the fact that while it's obvious that Marie is a werewolf, she never like fully transforms into the traditional werewolf, where it's either CGi or a person under a costume. The problem with a lot of these CGi, or costumed, werewolves comes in the fact that there's a certain disconnect from the character and the monster that's horrifically killing all these people, because you know it's not the same person, or character. This film, smartly, shows a change in Marie's appearance but not to the point where you completely forget that it's her that's doing this. There's not that disconnect, so I thought that was cool and something I wish more films like this did more of. While the film's brevity is part of its strength, it also ends up being part of its weakness as you never really get to see the characters at their most effective. Which is a shame, but I still really enjoyed this movie. I say this often, but this is a really good good movie. It might not make sense to you, but it does to me. I'd recommend it to horror geeks, it's not gonna be something that manages to appeal to a broader audience like Paranormal Activity.

An excellent indie film that excels on any measure of artistry, including great cinematography and soundtrack. The downside is that it serves as a painful reminder to how far standards have fallen in the Hollywood movie scene that is marred by crass commercialism and steeped in political ideology.

Pretty good for a while, but it's strangeness begins to work against it. After about half way it just becomes predicatble.