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Beastly
2011 86 min United States of America PG-13 18+
★5.2
Romance, Fantasy, Drama
Director: Daniel Barnz
🎭 Based on
«Beastly»
byAlex Flinn
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Description
A modern-day take on the "Beauty and the Beast" tale where a New York teen is transformed into a hideous monster in order to find true love.
Budget:
$17M
US Gross:
$27.87M
Worldwide:
$43.2M
Starring
Alex Pettyfer
Actor
Vanessa Hudgens
Actor
Mary-Kate Olsen
Actor
Awards
1 win & 1 nomination total
Key opinion
Beastly is widely perceived as a superficial and formulaic teen modernization of Beauty and the Beast that suffers from a weak screenplay and lack of emotional depth. While some audiences appreciate its lighthearted, escapist tone and stylistic visual choices, most critics find the characters underdeveloped and the romantic chemistry between the leads unconvincing.
| Acting | Mary-Kate Olsen's performance as the witch is consistently highlighted as the most memorable and effective acting contribution. | |
| Production | The film features appealing New York cinematography and effective, inventive makeup design for the protagonist's cursed form. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay is criticized for being shallow, predictable, and failing to provide meaningful character arcs or logical motivations. | |
| Acting | The romantic chemistry between Alex Pettyfer and Vanessa Hudgens is frequently described as flat, unconvincing, or lacking passion. | |
| Theme | The film’s tone is divisive: some viewers find its simplistic moral and lighthearted nature perfect for a cozy, escapist watch, while others feel the tonal shifts between dark fantasy and teen melodrama are disjointed and ineffective. |