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Beautiful Creatures

Play trailer Poster for Beautiful Creatures R Released Aug 23, 2000 1h 26m Comedy Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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38% Tomatometer 60 Reviews 33% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
After being abused by her boyfriend, Tony (Iain Glen), Dorothy (Susan Lynch) leaves him. At a bus station, she sees Petula (Rachel Weisz) being attacked by her boyfriend, Brian (Tom Mannion), and knocks him out. The girls drag him to Petula's apartment, where he dies. Panicked, the pair fakes a kidnapping to get a ransom from Brian's psychotic brother, Ronnie (Maurice Roëves). When corrupt Inspector Hepburn (Alex Norton) is sent to investigate, he forces the women to cut him in on their scheme.
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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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Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader Writer and coproducer Simon Donald offers an efficient plot, and director Bill Eagles knows how to pace the actors and action while delivering it. Apr 12, 2010 Full Review Steven Rea Philadelphia Inquirer Emits an aura of contrived cool. Apr 27, 2001 Full Review Jay Carr Boston Globe Too much style and not enough of anything else. Rated: 2/4 Apr 27, 2001 Full Review Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com The well of surprise is all but parched in the post-Tarantino seriocomic crime caper genre. Rated: 2.5/4 Apr 4, 2010 Full Review MaryAnn Johanson Flick Filosopher [I]ntermittently amusing, it devolves into a finale that is ultimately preposterous. Still, fans of blood-and-guts comedy will enjoy. Nov 19, 2008 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 2/5 Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Why this got such bad reviews, I don't know. Except for the messy ending, it was quite well done: funny, witty, and terse. And I didn't think Rachel Weisz could be more beautiful, but as a blond, she's even more stunning. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review scott d Excellent film!! Very entertained and well worth the watch... Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Frances H So glad I ignored both the critics and the audience ratings on this one. I thought it was utterly hilarious in a black comedy way! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/18/15 Full Review Audience Member Two women accident kill one of their boyfriend. They try to cover it cop with the cops by making it look like a kidnap and also try to scam the cops into getting a large amount of money for the swap. This could have been good, but it has been done before and done much better. Typical crime comedy. Probably the most remarkable thing was the dog, he was the only one I really was interested in. iain Glen is in it as a junkie boyfriend, but he doesn't play too much of a role. Weisz looks weird as a blonde. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member lacks real passion while screaming below average. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member I really wanted to like this. But I find it rather fake and worse, boring. The actresses are very good though, especially Susan Lynch. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After being abused by her boyfriend, Tony (Iain Glen), Dorothy (Susan Lynch) leaves him. At a bus station, she sees Petula (Rachel Weisz) being attacked by her boyfriend, Brian (Tom Mannion), and knocks him out. The girls drag him to Petula's apartment, where he dies. Panicked, the pair fakes a kidnapping to get a ransom from Brian's psychotic brother, Ronnie (Maurice Roëves). When corrupt Inspector Hepburn (Alex Norton) is sent to investigate, he forces the women to cut him in on their scheme.
Director
Bill Eagles
Producer
Simon Donald, Alan J. Wands
Screenwriter
Simon Donald
Distributor
Universal Focus
Production Co
Arts Council of England, Snakeman Productions, DNA Pictures International
Rating
R (Language|Drug Use|Sexuality|Strong Violence)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 23, 2000, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 22, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$55.4K
Runtime
1h 26m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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