Originally, I thought this movie would have been easily comparable to the Twilight series, but I was wrong. There isn’t any resemblance of the Twilight saga in Beastly and it has nothing to do with vampires.
Flinn did a great job on creating an original work that utilizes fantasy elements, such as magic, to relate to real-life situations (such as falling in love and learning values). But Beastly is obviously a modern retelling of Beauty and the Beast
The critics’ grades on Rotten Tomatoes adds up to an abysmal 21%. Aside from the fantasy elements, there were specific events in the plot that didn’t make much sense. Lindy’s father was an addict, which lead to her being miraculously sent to Kyle’s home (of all people) to live for protection, which seemed way too unrealistic for me.
Besides that, the movie was decent. The makeup was well done on Kyle and Kendra’s faces, and the cast was nicely selected. Neil Patrick Harris
- Jen Danczak, PPC Intern