Storyline
Ethan Wate just wants to get to know Lena Duchannes better, but unbeknownst to him, Lena has strange powers. As Lena's 16th birthday approaches she might decide her fate, to be good or evil. A choice which will impact her relationship forever.
Directors
Cast
Justine Wachsberger, Margo Martindale, Jeremy Irons, Emma Thompson, Kyle Gallner, Viola Davis, Beau Brasseaux, Philippe Radelet, Emmy Rossum, Lance E. Nichols, Thomas Mann, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Eileen Atkins, J.D. Evermore, Julia Faye West, Rachel Brosnahan, Tim Bell, Teri Wyble, Cameron M. Brown, Gwendolyn Mulamba, Sam Gilroy, Elton LeBlanc, Jim Sojka, Jordan Sudduth, Jackie Tuttle, Andrea Frankle, Edward J. Clare, Camille Balsamo, Tiffany Boone, Alden Ehrenreich, Alice Englert, Zoey Deutch, Robin Skye, Randy Redd, Leslie Castay, Cindy Hogan, Cole Burden, Billy Wheelan, Christopher Darby, Lindsay Clift, Lucy Faust, Bryan Adrian, Kay Smith, Russ Skains, Rachel G. Whittle, Erika Erica, John C. Klein
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Reviews
80
Village Voice
Director Richard LaGravenese, who also adapted the novel, lavishes the material with greater wit than its demographic demands, and the central love story feels warm-blooded—the air prickles between the leads.
75
There’s something so delicious when Brits such as Thompson and Irons sink their fangs – sorry – into Deep South dialect. Thompson devours scenery, supporting players and dialogue with every “Bless your heart, shooo-gah” in the script, and Irons curls his non-existent mustache with every syrupy zinger.
75
Tampa Bay Times
Beautiful Creatures gives supernatural teenage romance a good name, or at least a better one than the entire "Twilight Saga" offered.
70
Fortunately, writer-director Richard LaGravenese has jettisoned most of the novel and refashioned its core mythology and characters into a feverishly enjoyable guilty pleasure.
63
The weaknesses of Beautiful Creatures ultimately outweigh the strengths but the conviction of the central relationship is good enough to keep things from becoming laughably bad, even if it all comes apart toward the end.
