Movie Information
Overall Rank: 16516
Average Rating: 2.3/4
# of Ratings: 12
Theatrical Release Date: 08/19/2022
Blu-ray/DVD Release Date: 10/11/2022
Language: English
Genre: Adventure, Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Baltasar Kormákur
Actors: Idris Elba, Sharlto Copley, Leah Jeffries, Iyana Halley, Mel Jarnson, Billy Gallagher
Plot: A recently widowed father takes his teen daughters to a South African game preserve where he met his late wife. And old friend runs the place but no one expects them to run into a rogue lion who wants to prove there is room for only one apex predator in the area. -- Chris Kavan
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2.5/4
Matthew Brady - wrote on 01/26/2023
I cannot believe that Idris Elba does fight the lion for real. No false advisement this time around. He takes it on with his fist and a knife. 'Beast' delivers what it says on the tin: a crazy lion killing people left to right. There are some interesting one-shot takes in this.
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2.5/4
Indyfreak - wrote on 01/09/2023
It's Idris Elba vs a man eating lion. And it's better than it should be. Thanks to Elba and the cast taking it seriously, there's no cheeky meta-humor. The lion attack scenes are not badly staged and although it's a shame the lion is all CGI, it's not that jarring given the smaller budget. If there is one drawback to the movie, it's that the actresses playing Idris Elba's children are very annoying and unsympathetic. The one playing the older sibling is especially obnoxious. You almost want the rogue lion to eat them.
Those expecting a JAWS level thriller or something as good as the underrated 1996 film THE GHOST AND THE DARKNESS will be disappointed. But for those looking for an unpretentious B-movie creature feature, this is a good pick.
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