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Beastly
2011 86m PG-13
Drama
,
Fantasy
,
Romance
5.5
21%
48%
63%
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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.
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Directed By
Daniel Barnz
Written By
Daniel Barnz
,
Alex Flinn
Studio
Storefront Films
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CBS Films
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Cast of Beastly
Alex Pettyfer
Kyle Kingson
Vanessa Hudgens
Lindy Taylor
Mary-Kate Olsen
Kendra Hilferty
LisaGay Hamilton
Zola Davies
Neil Patrick Harris
Will Fratalli
Dakota Johnson
Sloan Hagen
Erik Knudsen
Trey Madison
Peter Krause
Rob Kingson
David Francis
Dr. Davis
Gio Perez
Victor Barrel
Karl Graboshas
Male Teacher
Jonathan Dubsky
Student at Green Party
Rhiannon Moller-Trotter
Halloween Partygoer
Miguel Mendoza
Victor's Brother
Roc LaFortune
Lindy's Father
Steve Godin
Junkie
Justin Bradley
Student
Julie Dretzin
Rob's Assistant
Mia Doran
Student (uncredited)
Devin Mroz
Student (uncredited)
Cristina Franco
Shopper (uncredited)
Beastly Reviews
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
Oh, yes, the script is a little ham-fisted, plowing through exposition and establishing character with a steam shovel, but in a tale like this, sometimes being obvious and cutting to the chase can be a virtue.
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
More than lives up to its name with ultra-campy performances, high-glucose direction (Daniel Barnz), laughable dialogue, cheesy effects and a back-lot simulation of a Manhattan street that wouldn't pass muster on an after-school special.
Boxoffice Magazine
Amy Nicholson
Teens convinced that a pimple will kill their social life will find Beastly bracingly honest. It's the cynicism, not the phoned-in uplift, that works in this JV Grand Guignol.
AV Club
Tasha Robinson
In every aspect, from story to tone to characterization to visual aesthetic, it's laughably perfunctory, as though everyone involved were too embarrassed to give it more than a half-ironic token effort.
Newsday
Rafer Guzman
Beneath it all, however, is a movie with a good heart.
Entertainment Weekly
Adam Markovitz
Stunningly bad.
Film.com
Eric D. Snider
You have to admire the bravery of the filmmakers, who went ahead and made a movie despite not understanding the subject matter. It's also pretty impressive that anyone could miss the point of Beauty and the Beast.
Slant Magazine
Richard Larson
This is Beauty and the Beast for the Twilight generation; they've paid for abs and sparkles, and they insist on getting their money's worth.
Austin Chronicle
Marc Savlov
Resistance to this sort of commingling of the classical tale with the high school milieu is, as ever, totally futile, and to its credit, Beastly doesn't try so hard to fit within the framework of the fairy tale that it bends itself all out of shape.
Beliefnet
Nell Minow
In an era of bullies and mean girls, "Gossip Girls" and "Pretty Little Liars," it's nice to have such a tenderhearted fairy tale.
ReelViews
James Berardinelli
Like Pettyfer, Vanessa Hudgens is blessed with amazing looks to go along with her limited acting.
NPR
Linda Holmes
There are flashes of genuine wit and charm that, while they cannot support the rest, hint at what was intended and not realized.
Village Voice
Nick Schager
[A] tin-eared, corny attempt at fairy-tale interpretation.
Chicago Reader
Andrea Gronvall
A pallid, formulaic teen romance that might have benefited from a little snark.
Associated Press
Christy Lemire
Beastly is just as superficial and obsessed with looks as the characters and the mindset it rails against, which would seem like a bitter, frustrating irony if it merited the emotional reaction to care that much.
New York Times
Manohla Dargis
Roses and love bloom, and you might giggle yourself sick, but this is the kind of cornball entertainment that rainy afternoons were made for. Throw in a cozy sofa too. Beastly will size down well on your television.
USA Today
Claudia Puig
It's dogged by awkward dialogue, a ridiculous plot and lackluster performances, especially by the leads, Alex Pettyfer and Vanessa Hudgens.
Dallas Morning News
Nancy Churnin
It takes guts to transform heartthrob Alex Pettyfer into a disfigured hero for the bulk of Beastly, a contemporary retelling of Beauty and the Beast. It takes even more guts to do it differently than the book's fans might expect.
Los Angeles Times
Mark Olsen
A sly and pleasant-enough young-adult programmer that is more likeable than not.
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