Review of Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) by Juste F — 03 Mar 2013

Innocence of the childhood and power of imagination...

This review of Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) was written by Juste F on 03 Mar 2013.

Beasts of the Southern Wild has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Francesca Steele (73) for Independent (UK) (2,026) on 10 Aug 2017

Beasts of the Southern Wild, a deliciously dreamy tale about a fictional Bayou community in the backwaters of Louisiana, does not so much jump…

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By Spencer P (651) on 26 Jan 2017

ALTAMENTE RECOMENDABLE ! Bestias del Sur Salvaje, posiblemente sea una de las mejores películas que vi, y que vi este año…

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By Aidan D (103) on 29 May 2018

Beautiful and awesomely weird . I felt like the characters were my best friends by the end of the movie…

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By Jonathan R (793) on 08 Feb 2017

Anticlimactic and a bit aimless towards the end, this still gets 4 stars for a handful of scenes which are unforgettable in their power to…

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By Sadie B (38) on 30 Apr 2017

My favorite move of all time…

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By Kellan W (40) on 24 Feb 2017

Man, maybe it was a product of the hype, but I found this really underwhelming…

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By Good B (168) on 30 Sep 2018

Despite wonderful performances and a exuberant tone this movie possesses, the movie feels utterly pointless…

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By Kinch K (72) on 27 Jan 2016

Quite a beautiful and emotional film, made with all amateur actors who are captivating to watch…

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By Kelly Jane Torrance (368) for Washington Examiner (271) on 28 Dec 2018

[Beasts of the Southern Wild] brings a way of life into focus, albeit through the repeated use of the shaky cam…

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By Rachelle G (9) on 13 Apr 2017

This epic masterpiece film is the epitome of survival and what family really means…

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