The much-anticipated release day of Animal has led to the film quickly becoming the talk of the town. Travelled 45 KM in winter and that too on bike, 8 AM to just experience #RanbirKapoor𓃵 's BLOCKBUSTER film #Animal at its best in terms of Sound & Vision. One X user shared a small clip of Deepika Padukone celebrating, captioning the same, "Animal getting trashed left and right. Film Companion shared how the film seems like an "offensive" against Kabir Singh critics. Anupama Chopra, in her review, called the film "cheerfully misogynistic," while also stating, "It's Oldboy meets The Legend of Maula Jatt."