Review of Beastly (2011) by Stef — 03 Jun 2014
This one and a half hour movie probably took me twice as long to get through simply because of the many times I had to pause and take deep breaths and go do something else for a while in an attempt to compose myself when the cringe factor became too much and I feared I might just pass out due to second hand embarrassment. Seriously. I've been trying to watch the confrontation scene for half an hour now without much success (intervals of ten seconds of movie and five minutes of browsing Reddit seems to do the trick).
That said, Beauty and the Beast is my favorite Disney movie ever. And Beastly ain't no Beauty and the Beast.
Sure, Alex Pettyfer is extremely easy on the eyes. And it's got NPH and Lisa Gay Hamilton. And something something Vanessa Hudgens. But the cringe, man. The cringe. There's so much cringe! Either brought on by Pettyfer's awkward delivery or scripted moments that made me want to sink through the floor they were so bad... I can't get over it.
In short: full or awesome, pretty people (even in full scarface Pettyfer was attractive), awkward script, and holy canon divergence Batman! Still, worth a watch if you're into... romance? I don't even know what to classify this movie as. If you like to experience powerful bouts of second hand embarrassment, then this is the movie for you!
This review of Beastly (2011) was written by Stef on 03 Jun 2014.
Beastly has generally received mixed reviews.
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