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Action, Adventure, Horror, Thriller 93 min R
Rotten Tomatoes69%Metacritic54IMDb
Fight for family.
A recently widowed man and his two teenage daughters travel to a game reserve in South Africa. However, their journey of healing soon turns into a fight for survival when a bloodthirsty lion starts to stalk them.
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(CASTELLANO) Ha estado bien. No inventa nada, pero tampoco creo que lo necesite. Es una de esas películas que cogen una idea muy simple —un animal convertido en máquina de matar humanos— y la exprimen con bastante oficio. En el fondo es eso: Tiburón, pero con un león cabreadísimo en vez de un tiburón, y con Idris Elba intentando sobrevivir en medio de la sabana. Lo mejor es que va bastante al grano. No se pierde demasiado en explicaciones ni en subtramas innecesarias. Plantea el peligro, mete a los personajes en la ratonera y se dedica a generar tensión con bastante eficacia. Hay momentos que son un poco absurdos, sí, pero forman parte del juego y la película más o menos sabe qué tipo de serie B quiere ser. También ayuda mucho Idris Elba. Tiene presencia de sobra para sostener una historia así, y eso hace que incluso cuando el guion se pone más básico o más inverosímil, la película no se venga abajo. No es un papel especialmente complejo, pero él le da la consistencia necesaria para que todo aguante. Visualmente está bastante bien resuelta. La sabana, los ataques, la sensación de aislamiento y algunas secuencias de suspense funcionan de verdad. El león a veces canta un poco más de
Read the whole review on TMDB<em>'Beast'</em> is unfortunately a bit bland. Idris Elba's performance is fine, I'm a big fan of his so naturally expected a bit more from him here if I'm honest - his American accent is a tad distracting, but that's probably just because I'm used to his usual dulcet tones. Sharlto Copley is solid, while young actors Iyana Halley and Leah Sava Jeffries are OK; though their characters are written to act in an irritating way. The film could've done with a few more curveballs, most if not all that we see is pretty predictable - and even then it's all filmed and shot in a fairly 'normal' way. In short, this 2022 release didn't quite do it for me - it isn't bad, but I personally don't think it's anything good either. I'd say the beast special effect is decent, even if it was giving me more wolf vibes than lion. The middle/end improves upon the start, though all in all it's a quintessential 6/10 flick for me.
Read the whole review on TMDB_Beast_ had its moments where I was left gripping the arms of my chair at the edge of my seat, but the majority of film had me verbally laughing at the poor character writing. This movie does a lot right, don't get me wrong. The buildup to the encounter was done really well. You get a great introduction to all the characters and the individual struggles they go through due to the loss of Dr. Nate Daniels wife; it gives a baseline for the viewer to be able to relate and sympathize with the character. The action is pretty decent, and I was really impressed with the CGI work done on the lion. But, once the climax ensues the writing goes downhill, mainly in terms of character decision making. I found that the writers did not really know how to create unique situations to put the characters in with the lion, resulting in baffling decision to prolong the duration of the film. At every turn, a solution is so easily in view, but they do something that is such a right turn that it is unbelievable. The performance of Idris Alba really pulls the score up though. He does a fantastic job and portrays the loving and protecting nature of a father so well. I enjoyed his cool calm collected nature
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