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Beautiful Creatures (2000)

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Average Rating: 4.7/10
Reviews Counted: 59
Fresh: 22 | Rotten: 37

Implausible, uneven, and gratuitously violent, this esotrogen-powered crime caper lacks the finesse of Thelma and Louise or Guy Ritchie's work.

Average Rating: 4.7/10
Critic Reviews: 19
Fresh: 7 | Rotten: 12

Implausible, uneven, and gratuitously violent, this esotrogen-powered crime caper lacks the finesse of Thelma and Louise or Guy Ritchie's work.

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In this contemporary thriller set in Scotland, two women, Dorothy (Susan Lynch) and Petula (Rachel Weisz), bond over a dangerous encounter. Petula is being routinely beaten by her boyfriend Brian (Tom Mannion); Dorothy, after having left her unstable relationship with Tony (Iain Glen), accidentally kills Brian in a fit of rage. In desperation, the two women forge a bizarre scheme to convince Brian's older, more powerful brother Ronnie (Maurice Roeves) that Brian has been kidnapped. Their plan

R, 1 hr. 28 min.

Drama, Comedy

Directed By: Bill Eagles

Written By: Simon Donald

In Theaters: Apr 6, 2001 Wide

On DVD: Oct 2, 2001

Universal Focus

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Cast

Rachel Weisz
Petula
Susan Lynch
Dorothy
Alex Norton
Det. Insp. George Hepbu...
Iain Glen
Tony
Maurice Ro�ves
Ronnie McMinn
Tom Mannion
Brian McMinn
Robin Laing
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Critic Reviews for Beautiful Creatures

All Critics (70) | Top Critics (19) | Fresh (22) | Rotten (37) | DVD (7)

Writer and coproducer Simon Donald offers an efficient plot, and director Bill Eagles knows how to pace the actors and action while delivering it.

April 12, 2010 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

Top Critic

Emits an aura of contrived cool.

April 27, 2001 Comment

Steven Rea

Philadelphia Inquirer

Top Critic

Too much style and not enough of anything else.

April 27, 2001 Comment

Jay Carr

Boston Globe

Top Critic

The dialogue is banal and the characters are irritatingly dumb.

April 24, 2001 Full Review Source: ReelViews

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James Berardinelli

ReelViews

Top Critic

Tedious and unfunny.

April 23, 2001 Full Review Source: Newsday

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Jan Stuart

Newsday

Top Critic

Why should boys have all the fun in the movies?

April 20, 2001 Full Review Source: Washington Post

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Michael O'Sullivan

Washington Post

Top Critic

The well of surprise is all but parched in the post-Tarantino seriocomic crime caper genre.

April 4, 2010 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

The main problems with Beautiful Creatures lie in execution -- the film's baser machinations come across as nothing more than indie film quirks.

February 17, 2003 Full Review Source: Entertainment Today

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Brent Simon

Entertainment Today

More Tom and Jerry than Thelma and Louise.

January 30, 2003 Full Review Source: RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland)

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Harry Guerin

RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) Source: RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland)

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a sweet, violent B-movie funfest that strays from perfection here and there, yet still leaves you with a fond feeling for killing penised bullies

November 17, 2002 Full Review | Comment

Brandon Judell

Bay Area Reporter

A black comedy triggered with snide Guy Ritchie type of lowbrow British humor that is not as clever as it thinks it is.

December 26, 2001 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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2-1/2 Stars Best part of the movie is Pluto the slightly Pink dog does not Die. Low budget "Lock stock and two smoking barrels" painted on a "Thelma and Louise" canvas. Well paced and continually involving. Even if you don't like the Violence and the cliche derivative male characters you won't turn it off until the

September 11, 2010

Bill Cavros

Super Reviewer

Maybe the low reviews gave me low expectations so I found it better than expected. Some good twists and turns that keep you interested to find out who knows what and how it will come together.

June 6, 2011