Movie Review: Animal World (Cmovie, 2018)

Animal World (动物世界) reunites the OTP from “Sparrow”, Li Yi Feng and Zhou Dong Yu, and also features Michael Douglas (Ant-Man) as a mysterious loan shark. Based on a Japanese manga called Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler, this movie is a live action version of part 1 of the manga about a man forced to participate in a bizarre betting game on board a ship to get out of debt. Despite the frenetic trailers and what appears to be some visual influences from Deadpool, it’s actually more of a drama about how money or a lack of it can challenge people’s morals and motivations.

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Li Yi Feng’s creepy transformation as a Clown in Animal World

Movie Animal World (动物世界) is based on a Japanese manga series about the art of gambling called Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji, aka Ultimate Survivor Kaiji written by Nobuyuki Fukumoto. The storyline reminds me of Liar Game! Any fans? Good? There will be a lot of local and international stars including possible big bad played by Michael Douglas.

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