Beast

Watch: Beast

5/11/20181h 47m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Be careful what you unleash ~

Overview:

A troubled woman living in an isolated community finds herself pulled between the control of her oppressive family and the allure of a secretive outsider suspected of a series of brutal murders.

Director:

Michael Pearce

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

island
beach
nightmare
birthday
pregnancy
affectation
suspicion
serial killer
car accident
hunting
burlesque
dark past
loner
disturbed
somber
wonder
sister sister relationship
isolated community
vindictive
absurd
admiring
adoring
ambiguous
ambivalent
baffled
bewildered
bold
brisk
celebratory
conceited
exuberant
subjective
vibrant

Cast

Jessie Buckley

~ as ~

Moll Huntford

Johnny Flynn

~ as ~

Pascal Renouf

Trystan Gravelle

~ as ~

Clifford

Geraldine James

~ as ~

Hilary Huntington

Oliver Maltman

~ as ~

Harrison

Tim Woodward

~ as ~

Fletcher

Hattie Gotobed

~ as ~

Jade

Shannon Tarbet

~ as ~

Polly

Morgan Best

~ as ~

Spencer

Charley Palmer Rothwell

~ as ~

Leigh Dutot

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 2 year(s) ago
6
Jessie Buckley pulls out all the stops here and offers us a really strong performance in what is otherwise a rather unremarkable thriller. She is "Moll" who lives a pretty unfulfilled life under the watchful gaze of her mother "Hilary" (Geraldine James). She hooks up with wide boy "Pascal" (Johnny Flynn - or Tom Burke?) whom many suspect to be behind a series of killings that have rocked their island community. Increasingly shunned by her family and friends, she finds herself embroiled in the police investigation led by "Harrison" (Oliver Maltman) - a man who is also keen on young "Moll" - and gradually she, like us, begins to doubt the probity of her boyfriend's dubious character. There is something fitting about the ending, but I am afraid I found the rest of this just a bit too procedural with the usual dose of familial discord failing to chime with me at all. Buckley stands out and James always brings a bit of gravitas when she is on screen, but the remainder left me underwhelmed and borderline disinterested. Maybe I just wasn't in the mood, but this really didn't do much for me at all. Sorry.