Beautiful Creatures

Name: Beautiful Creatures
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Released: February 14, 2013
Duration: 124 min
Rating: 52
Cast: Alice Englert, Emma Thompson, Viola Davis

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Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: February 14, 2013 | PG-13

Starring: Alice Englert, Emma Thompson, Viola Davis

Summary: Beautiful Creatures tells the tale of two star-crossed lovers: Ethan, a young man longing to escape his small town, and Lena, a mysterious new girl. Together, they uncover dark secrets about their respective families, their history and their town. (Warner Bros.)

Director: Richard LaGravenese

Genre(s): Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 124 min

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Betsy Sharkey

Feb 13, 2013

Maybe there really are supernatural forces at work in this world. How else to explain Beautiful Creatures? The movie is an intriguing, intelligent enigma — three words not typically associated with teen romances. Read full review

Steve Persall

Feb 13, 2013

Beautiful Creatures gives supernatural teenage romance a good name, or at least a better one than the entire "Twilight Saga" offered. Read full review

Marjorie Baumgarten

Feb 13, 2013

Beautiful Creatures is a fascinating amalgam that demonstrates that a movie can be smart and dumb at the same time. Read full review

Joe Williams

Feb 13, 2013

The derivative script and skimpy effects don’t convey either the power or the problems of being a young witch. Read full review

Michael O'Sullivan

Feb 14, 2013

His screenplay for Beautiful Creatures is sharp and witty, considering the needlessly complicated source material. His cast is stellar, and the chemistry between his young stars magical. But too much of rest of the movie, like Thompson’s monstrous mother, is an unholy mess. Read full review

Marc Mohan

Feb 14, 2013

The film looks old-fashioned, too, with cinematography and special effects so reminiscent of old-school, live-action Disney flicks such as "Something Wicked This Way Comes" that you wonder if it was an aesthetic choice or a budgetary concession. Either way, it doesn't work. Read full review

Calum Marsh

Feb 10, 2013

Beautiful Creatures basically spits in the face of a legacy of literature founded on feelings of exclusion and social alienation. Read full review

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AlexandraG

Mar 16, 2013

This movie is simply amazing! The actors did an awesome job. The visual effects where really good! I recommend this movie to people that like love stories and magic.

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megan_movies

Feb 19, 2013

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This film may relate to themes of the Twilight Franchise, but Beautiful Creatures is an amazing film. The story revolves around young, schoolboy Ethan and a witch or 'caster' named Lena. Leans 16th birthday is approaching and the day reveals weather Lena is being claimed to the light or the dark. Their love is powerful, but so are Lena's powers. Altogether, the film is a beautiful, love story involving suspense and secrets. Beautiful Creatures is the first of a trilogy, and I'm deeply looking forward to watching the next film.… Expand

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Reelistic

Dec 1, 2013

Anybody that trashed this movie obviously doesn't understand it---or maybe they don't want to understand it. It's an allegory. Do they even know what that means? There's exceptional acting here--by all, but especially Alden Ehrenreich, Emma Thompson, Jeremy Irons, who expertly convey theAnybody that trashed this movie obviously doesn't understand it---or maybe they don't want to understand it. It's an allegory. Do they even know what that means? There's exceptional acting here--by all, but especially Alden Ehrenreich, Emma Thompson, Jeremy Irons, who expertly convey the movie's underlying themes (which are disturbing, which may partly explain the denial of the "trashers"): i.e., about wasting your life, choosing your passion (or at least what path to take in life), and the horrendous trials of adolescence: resisting temptations, controlling your temper, focusing your energy on your raison d'être (if you're lucky enough to find it). I loved Ethan's soliloquy on how his future would unfold when Macon (Jeremy Irons) put him under his spell. Reviewers like Bart & jennanana should take note and worry that their futures aren't similarly tragic.… Expand

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BrianMcCritic

Jun 4, 2013

Don't compare this to the Twilight films because Beautiful Creatures has a solid story led by a strong cast. Don't get me wrong this film has problems, but it's worth a watch.

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MarcDoyle

Feb 22, 2013

This one took me by surprise. It has much more charm and passion behind it than I though it would. It just gets a touch boring around the mid-point, but the end ultimately rescues it. The leads are well-cast, and the veteran supporting actors (Irons, Davis, Rossum, Thompson) are terrificThis one took me by surprise. It has much more charm and passion behind it than I though it would. It just gets a touch boring around the mid-point, but the end ultimately rescues it. The leads are well-cast, and the veteran supporting actors (Irons, Davis, Rossum, Thompson) are terrific they didn't get the message that you're supposed to mail it in for this type of paycheck movie. Viola Davis, in particular, is outstanding in her smallish role.… Expand

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mrgamesandstuff

Feb 18, 2013

The director of Beautiful Creatures obviously has an obsession to the popular Twilight series. For almost the entire movie I felt as if I was watching a remake of Eclipse with a twist that it was about witches instead of vampires. Special effects were decent but sub-par compared to the newThe director of Beautiful Creatures obviously has an obsession to the popular Twilight series. For almost the entire movie I felt as if I was watching a remake of Eclipse with a twist that it was about witches instead of vampires. Special effects were decent but sub-par compared to the new standards set by movies like Prometheus and The Avengers. Really only a few characters stand out from the rest and it is disappointing to see that their talent in acting may have been wasted on this movie. The plot was what was really disappointing overall however. From the beginning of the movie you may have difficulty following along and each event is hardly strung together. This movie would have done much better if the director had decided to break the movie into a possible two or three part series. While normally I would never want to see a movie like this be able to have a sequel, I believe that if it had then the cast would have been able to work on the story more and possibly progress into a movie that could have been at least decent. It is frustrating to see a movie with potential fall so short of expectations like this. If you truly are a fan on Twilight than you might enjoy this but for anyone else, I suggest saving your money.… Expand

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jennanana

Feb 21, 2013

absolutely awful, do not waste your money on this piece of trash! trying to compete against actual good films. i do not think so Beautiful Creatures! do not watch!

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