Beastly
Starring: Alex Pettyfer
Details: US/86 mins (12A)
Current Hollywood hottie Alex Pettyfer plays a handsome, but arrogant young man who gets on the wrong side of the school witch. The victim of a spell that makes him deformed for a year unless he finds true love, he retreats to a house in New York and hides his dodgy new mush from the public. But love may exist in the form of former classmate Vanessa Hudgens, who may just see him for the changed man he is.
Beastly doesn't push a particularly bad angle for retelling Beauty and the Beast. A once popular, handsome and rich teen learns the error of his ways by finding the (outsiders) shoe on the other foot, and falling in love in the process. It's primed for its core audience before you even see a trailer; but very little about it actually works. On the plus side Pettyfer and Hudgens are at least passable in their roles, but the muted direction smothers any sparks they may have had. Neil Patrick Harris is the best of the bunch as a wise, blind man who lives with our deformed hero.
It should really have been a guilty pleasure, full of romance and angst-ridden regret. But instead Beastly is boring, flat and lacking in sparks.
Review by Mike Sheridan
Your Comments
E.Keego
I am a self confessed fan of fairytales. I knew I was going to enjoy this movie. As it is of course a modern remake of the classic fairytale 'beauty and the beast'. It was a sweet moving film. However it was very short. Also the best performances in this movie were not by the leads but by Mary Kate Olsen who's small role in this film truly dominated because of her strong performance. This film is not going to be winning an academy award any time soon, but it is a nice enjoyable watch!
Posted 20/04/2011 11:45:19
PaulLovesSheldonCooper
It looks awful to me, but then again, i'm a guy, the movie's not aimed toward me, it's aimed toward girls. However, Vanessa Hudgens, yum.
Posted 22/04/2011 22:40:48
Alijsp
I cant wait to see this movie! looks very good and it has good people in it! Good plot, good story! Cant wait to see it!!!
Posted 25/04/2011 14:21:17
Luvy
somehow he doesn't look that ugly to me even if he's supposed to be.......... which actually defeats the purpose of the story!
Posted 28/04/2011 14:11:36
WheezeLucy
I really want to go see this. Short or not. If it protrays the story and it comes across as good enough. That to me is a good film. It has a story first and foremost as most lately don't.
Posted 05/05/2011 16:36:18
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