2011 · romance · fantasy · drama
Beastly
Directed by Daniel Barnz1h 26m2011
A modern-day take on the "Beauty and the Beast" tale where a New York teen is transformed into a hideous monster in order to find true love.
Our read: Beastly (2011) reads as a warm, steady, inventive romance · fantasy · drama entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Warm, steady, measured romance / fantasy, inventive in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, tender.
- warm
- inventive
- redemptive
- tender
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“You want a glossy teen Beauty and the Beast fantasy with high-school romance comfort.”
Skip it tonight — You want real fairy-tale magic or cannot tolerate cheesy transformation makeup.
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