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Beautiful Creatures
PG13 (SINGAPORE)
2013
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Beautiful Creatures
Positive Reviews
64
Negative reviews
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Average Rating
2.8
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1.8
But thats the films only grasp of its own supposed core concepts.
Av Club
1.5
But thats the films only grasp of its own supposed core concepts.
Av Club
1.0
The story is a total non starter, an unfocused mess of generic postmodern fantasy and inauthentic teen angst that plays out over the most protracted, ..
We Got This Covered
3.0
Beautiful Creatures is a fascinating amalgam that demonstrates that a movie can be smart and dumb at the same time.
Austin Chronicle
2.0
When did boy meets girl get so complicated.Since boring Bella developed the hots for Edward, weve had girl meets vampire and girl meets zombie.
Time Out
2.0
Beautiful Creatures plays like an illustrated compendium of scenes from the novel, as opposed to a finely tuned narrative all its own.
Time Out
1.5
The films light touch and confident tone soon evaporate once the lumbering plot machinations take over, pummelling us with a storyline thats both over ..
Screen Daily
1.5
A lurid, Tarantino style romp of murder, greed and sweet liberation, Beautiful Creatures doesnt have the substance or skill to live up to its pre scre ..
Screen Daily
4.5
If nothing else, its a twist on a paranormal love story set in a lush Southern Gothic environment thats a rather fun world to visit.
Collider
3.1
The movie is a little silly, and unlike this years Warm Bodies, this movie isnt self aware about itit takes the drama seriously like its vampire prede ..
Paste Magazine
3.1
Its first and foremost a semi plodding teen romance with supernatural overtones.
Rogerebert
2.0
Watching it is like eating leftover Thanksgiving turkey for three straight days in a row even at its best, it is still little more that a reheating of ..
E Film Critic
3.0
Theres just enough here to make the inevitable sequels a not entirely unwelcome prospect.
Telegraph
3.5
But even when Beautiful Creatures is nonsense, it is stylish, captivating, gloriously enjoyable nonsense, with all of its performers well aware of wha ..
Cinema Blend
1.0
This time, its mortal outsider Ethan (Alden Ehrenreich) who pines for his supernatural beloved, Lena (Alice Englert), in a small South Carolina town.
Ny Daily News
2.0
Despite routine references to crazy powers and an epic light versus dark struggle, Beautiful Creatures is a bland film experience that is surprisingly ..
Screen Rant
2.5
Within the needlessly complicated script and CGI special effects overkill, there are some promising moments.
The Globe And Mail
3.1
Its as if a spell has been cast, which, in the over the top supernatural teen romance Beautiful Creatures, isnt that surprising.
Philly
3.5
Its primness aside, the movie is terrific fun and much more affecting than Twilight or Supernatural.
Village Voice
3.8
But theres something so delicious when Brits such as Thompson and Irons sink their fangs sorry into Deep South dialect.
Rogers Movie Nation
2.5
The movie is also based on a blockbuster series of young adult books.
Blu Ray
3.0
Adapted from a young adult novel by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, this fantasy about witches and warlocks walking among us was clearly produced for ..
Chicago Reader
2.5
Become a fan on Facebook Follow on Twitter Review by Mark Dujsik | February 13, 2013 For a moment, let us ignore the supernatural elements of Beautifu ..
Mark Reviews Movies
3.1
Though not enchanting, Beautiful Creatures qualifies as an entertaining guilty pleasure.
Usa Today
3.5
Laramie Movie Scope: Beautiful Creatures Teen hormones plus sorcery equals danger by Robert Roten, Film Critic February 25, 2013 This tale of a young ..
Lariat
4.0
Summary A teenager falls in love with a new girl in his school, only to discover she is a witch.
Radio Times
3.5
As a standalone film, Beautiful Creatures has its moments, but not enough to overcome the storys need to go big.
Screen It
2.5
Too bad it all goes to crap when the plot kicks in.Start the blame with the Young Adult bestseller by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl that spawned Beau ..
Rolling Stone
4.0
When Margo Martindale turns up in a movie holding a live peacock, you have my attention.)
The Wrap
3.0
It also pushes all the right buttons in the romance department and has an agreeably edgy take on religion (especially for America) as well as a subtle ..
View London
1.9
On the bright side, maybe itll finally drive a stake through the heart of the whole genre.
News Day
2.8
(Mustnt mess up the franchise.).A dash only a dash of Tim Burton ghoulishness might have helped.
Cs Monitor
2.5
All that said, this beautifully shot and often heartfelt teen romance, at just over two hours long, suffers from the same single biggest complaint abo ..
Film Journal
4.0
None of this adds up to an extreme makeover of the paranormal romance genre, but Beautiful Creatures rises above the rabble thanks to an eminently wat ..
Az Central
3.0
Matters kick off in Gatlin, South Carolina, a small town in Bible country.
Smh
3.0
In Beautiful Creatures, based on a novel for young adults by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, this puts an upper storey on a film that might otherwise ..
Smh
3.0
The resulting mishmash is a lot like Ethan himself full of aspirations, good intentions and eagerness to charm its way into your heart, even as it tri ..
Npr
3.8
While its never quite as spellbinding as its witchcraft themed story line promises, Beautiful Creatures is a welcome addition to the ranks of paranorm ..
Star Tribune
2.8
by Meant to be a Romeo and Juliet love story with a fresh take, Beautiful Creatures goes out of its way to combine conventions of the romantic melodra ..
Emanuellevy
2.0
The plot is wildly silly and shot full of holes, maundering endlessly on its slow trawl towards the climax.
Guardian
2.0
Settings and costumes, plus weird ghostly stuff cant save this movie.The plots just too rough.
Reel Talk Reviews
1.0
I fear that even teenage girls are going to find Beautiful Creatures a boring, preposterous mess.
Daily Mail
3.2
But Beautiful Creatures, more than the Twilight films, lacks danger and momentum.
Ew
3.0
It has some interesting performances, a great storyline, and some truly creative special effects I had a blast with.
Cinema Crazed
3.5
Id love to be proven wrong on that forecast, but for now Ill just insist that Beautiful Creatures is surprisingly fun, and deserves much more of a loo ..
Salon
3.0
Susan Grangers review of Beautiful Creatures (Warner Bros.).Where have all the Twihards gone
Susang Ranger
1.5
Its cult precedes it, so writing about it is little more than a formality.
Observer
3.0
The end doesnt provide a satisfying closure, so if another great cast could be summoned, a sequel wouldnt be unwelcome.
Common Sense Media
3.5
If you get nothing else from watching this movie then thats the takeaway that really ought to stick.
Movies
2.5
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Boston Herald
0.0
Even early on, one might occasionally discern somewhere deep within Beautiful Creatures a modest comic fantasy urging to break free of the strained fa ..
Slant Magazine
2.0
Beautiful Creatures is silly supernatural tosh with lots of garish special effects and a surprisingly decent cast (including Emma Thompson, Viola Davi ..
Express
2.5
You cant say the same for the film, which LaGravenese struggles to compact into a workable two hours plus change franchise launch.
Chicago Tribune
2.5
Unfortunately, that doesnt save the film from its own inadequacies.
Bullz-Eye
2.8
But special effects, a powerhouse cast and excellent production cannot mask that the original story is not very original and the big finale falls flat ..
Reeling Reviews
2.8
But special effects, a powerhouse cast and excellent production cannot mask that the original story is not very original and the big finale falls flat ..
Reeling Reviews
4.5
There are inescapable Harry Potter comparisons to be made here, none of them flattering to Beautiful Creatures.But this is clearly hoping to ride on T ..
Flickfilosopher
2.0
Its fun, too, watching great British thespians Irons and Emma Thompson doing their best Foghorn Leghorn impersonations.Its dandy to see Viola Davis in ..
The Irish Times
2.0
Beautiful Creatures has enough exposition for two or three ordinary movies because without constant explanations it would be impossible to understand.
Blogs Indie Wire
3.1
Beautiful Creatures starts out strongly but loses steam as it progresses.
ReelViews
3.0
The visual effects also are up to par, but the more abundant they become, the more they make Beautiful Creatures look and feel like so many other film ..
Hollywood Reporter
2.0
The story has potential, but this first outing marks a pretty ugly start for this potential new franchise.
Lyles Movie Files
2.5
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Tony Medley
3.2
This guy is consistently sharp with his reviews and he clearly loves film.
Coles Mithey
3.0
To put it in perspective, the movie reaches the artistic heights hoped for, but never quite scaled by Twilight heresy, I know.Based on the first book ..
Los Angeles Times
1.9
To be fair, Beautiful Creatures is generally pitched at teen girls, who may enjoy it if theyre familiar with the book on which it is based.Its tough t ..
Aisle Seat
1.9
The Films of Richard LaGravenese Living Out Loud Freedom Writers P.S. I Love You (January 28/10) Based on the novel by Cecelia Ahern, P.S. I Love You ..
Reel Film
2.5
The original young adult book had even more going on, but filmmaker Richard LaGravenese has tried to simplify it. Even so, the movies mythology seems ..
Nj
2.0
LaGravenese even manages to work a Civil War re enactment into the movies inflated finale.
Movie Habit
3.1
So does the movie, which makes this inevitable attempt to fill the post Twilight void of supernatural teen romance easy to take.
The Star
2.2
If this film makes enough money, sequels will surely follow. Youve been warned.
Oregon Live
3.5
Irons is perfectly cast, nicely incorporating a delightful eccentricity.
Urban Cine File
3.8
If Twilight made your heart go pitter patter, youll probably love this movie.
Movies Tv Guide
3.0
Ultimately, this is a promising if unspectacular start to a potential Caster Chronicles film franchise.
Digital Spy
3.5
Beautiful Creatures could only be more pleasantly surprising if it sold as many tickets as a Twilight flick.
Tamp A Bay
2.5
The comedy defuses and deflates the drama, frustrating those who would be swept away by belief.
New York Post
3.0
At times good fun, with all the melodrama and magic youd expect, but this first installment is equally plodding and promising.
Nz Herald
3.1
Christopher Nolan could make a visually astounding mind melder of a football movie with effects and momentum far stronger than Beautiful Creatures.
Red Eye Chicago
2.5
Is the story, in its essence, actually a call to reclaim empty headed tradition over the expansion of ideas and free thought
Dustin Put Man
3.5
While this package has all of the key marketing elements to reach the Twilight audience, the film itself is rather a lot more fun, made with some wit ..
Contact Music
1.5
Im probably the wrong demographic for Beautiful Creatures, the latest effort at franchise building in the teen supernatural romance genre.
Hollywood And Fine
1.5
First, theres the general idea of the casters ok, theyre basically witches, easy enough.
Ign
2.8
This isnt any surprise given its marketed at the young adult crowd but those looking for more substance will be disappointed.
The Film Pie
4.0
This is the movie you never expected to like but you probably will.
Io9 Gizmodo
2.5
OK, not really, but heres hoping any sequels cast a more original spell.
Js Online
2.0
Its zaniness almost makes it worth seeing, but most will be hard pressed to make sense out of any of it.
Cinemix Tape
2.3
The two of them spend much of the movie kissing and making out, which actually gets boring after a while since the romance rarely rises above what we ..
ComingSoon
2.5
The pair does bring a dose of life to the movie with their over the top performances, but, in the end, they amount to little beyond a show of pure sil ..
Shockya
3.5
For adults taking their kids along, theres also plenty to relish; Thompson and Irons are especially great fun as the hammy elders at opposite ends of ..
What Culture
2.0
What works: It boasts strong production values, and lead actor Alden Ehrenreich brings a confidence and charm as the male lead.
No La
3.0
But wait, because this time the boys the human and the girls the immortal with the freaky supernatural family.
Metro
3.8
Sure, its another movie looking for a supernatural metaphor for adolescent anxieties, but it does so while reminding us just how raw teenage emotions ..
Scifi Movie Page
3.0
But not enough to hit you on a primal level.Can a movie in this florid genre pack a wallop if its too cool for Sunday school
Ny Mag
4.4
You can stuff your films full of brilliant actors playing with character quirks that are both cheap and entertaining, but unless you reach a certain e ..
Cinema Sight
3.5
The chemistry between her and the appealing Ehrenreich is strong and sweet.
Entertainment Time
3.5
Stylish gothic staging, as shot by cinematographer Philippe Rousselot (Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows) may provide a pleasant distraction for the ..
Trespass Mag
5.0
First of all, its protagonists have self aware and ironic personalities.
Honey Cutts Hollywood
2.2
You can see the end coming, despite the best intentions of the cast and filmmakers.
Movie Chambers
4.0
The shadow of Twilight looms large over this potential franchise starter.Happily, it emerges sharper, funnier and to the impartial eye at least a sigh ..
Sky
2.5
Theres potential here, a decent story and a cast well stocked with grownup cinematic luminaries.
Miami
2.5
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Richard Roeper
3.0
Families clash, teen hearts race and an enjoyable but silly movie is the result: the lead kids are fine but the stand out performances belong to the v ..
Schmoes Know
1.3
The fun of working with such a familiar backbone of a story is the extraordinary room it then gives storytellers to stretch its boundaries.
Ut Sandiego
2.5
The setup breathes some new life into such familiar material, though, as co stars Alden Ehrenreich and Alice Englert feel like actual awkward teens en ..
Ut Sandiego
3.0
Lenas curse is ladled on with a bulldozer, the heavy need for repeated exposition always making the film feel like an adaptation rather than a pure mo ..
Birmingham Mail
1.8
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Stardem
2.0
Beautiful Creatures is stacked with too many supernatural platitudes and towards the finale LaGravenese is so focused on films beyond the first effort ..
The Popcorn Junkie
2.5
Disappointing, after watching her kill it in Doubt and The Help.So while there are a few welcome twists on the old formula, Beautiful Creatures is sti ..
Blogs Houston Press
3.0
Thats why even people who resist the appeal of Twilight especially those people cant stop talking about it.Beautiful Creatures is just another passabl ..
7 Dvt
3.5
Like the Harry Potter films, Beautiful Creatures places relatively unknown faces in the center, but surrounds them with a strong supporting cast.
Bitch Media
3.8
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Kam Williams
4.0
Who wouldve thought that Emo Witches and Satanic Southern MILFS could end up being so entertaining
Sound Cloud
3.0
Emmy Rossum and Viola Davis are opposites who serve as the guiding forces for good and bad.In the end, Creatures offers an entertaining coming of age ..
Black Filim
3.0
If we must have supernatural high school romances, can they all be as relatively painless as Beautiful Creatures
Time Out Chicago
2.0
The concept of the story offers more promise than what is delivered onscreen.
Breit Bart
3.1
If the film survives the poxes and put downs from fans, it will be due, in no small part, to the breezy charms of actor Alden Ehrenreich as Ethan. He ..
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