BEAUTY

R

2022

1 hr. 20 min.

Drama

LGBTQ+

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A gifted young Black woman struggles to maintain her voice and identity after she's offered a lucrative recording contract, setting off a fierce battle between her family, the label, and her closest friend to determine who will guide her as she makes the journey to become a star.

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MIRA L

The main character who plays Beauty, Gracie Marie Bradley, cannot act. This is supposed to be a movie about an up and coming singer. We never hear Beauty sing. The movie producers didn't even bother to have her lip sync. Although the acting of Niecy Nash and Giancarlo Esposito was excellent, it was not enough to carry the movie.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/20/23

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Riko

Nothing happens in this film. The main character doesn't really struggle to achieve her dreams. She is just smoking and listening to music. No action. Weird writing. Her girlfriend says to break up and then we see them together. Suddenly her girlfriend is in hospital we don't get exactly why. Super slow narrative. Waiting for her to be on stage and shine and sing in the end, but no! There is no singing at all in a film that supposed to be about music. Great disappointment

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/28/22

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Ravon C

Where do I start. The girl never sung one song. It was just bad and pointless. I think they wasted money to make this movie. Another thing I keep the subtitles on and noticed at the hospital scene the dad said "he wanted to speak his piece" and not PEACE I was just over the whole movie. Again not worth watching I could go on and on but it was just bad all around honestly and I wasted my life watching it.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/23/22

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sonia m

This could have been a better movie. The problem is in the script, something is missing. And why can't we hear the singer's voice? That was a big mistake. Besides, the leading actress doesn't show any emotion, that's weird. I really liked the performance of Niecy Nash and Giancarlo Esposito. Sharon Stone is another story, I want to see her in a leading role of a great movie. Ah, the music is wonderful!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Without knowing who the movie was supposed to be about, I was getting pulled into a really intriguing story. But ultimately, I was let down by the abrupt ending and all of the unrealized angles. Artistically however, I was really excited and impressed. Some folks have complained that not hearing the main character sing takes away from the movie, but once you know who the main character is you absolutely do not need to hear her sing. Plus, there's so much other great music in this film. What would have made this film a few Stars better is if the supporting actress was the main character. She's the story we want to know about.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Okay so. First of all. The main character is b e a uuuutiful. And her outfits?? Too good. high-waisted mom-jeans with sweaters. I want that to be my aesthetic but I'm not tall and stick-figured enough. I love her mom as well, played by Niecy Nash. Girlfriend's hair, was not a fan of the rat tails in the back.. Mom's concern for daughter going big = well executed and I liked it. But. Plot with the dad and the son issue: weak and gross. Dad daughter plot: also gross and not properly executed. Both of these plots were poorly executed. Overall weird execution. Even so. I thought it was a cute movie. Until the end. Where I was thinking "okay, I'll finally get to hear her beautiful voice." But we didn't even get that one win. Literally. Cut off the movie RIGHT before the fun part, the climax (which by the way can be AH-MAZING when done RIGHT!!), but this was NOT the right movie to do it with). the flipping climax. Anyways. It was an overall "meh:)" movie with the worst ending. I'd still recommend it. So you can witness a "not-great" movie. That's why I watched it, because at the time that I checked rotten tomaties, it was 20% critics and 0% audience, with 10 critic reviews and <50 audience reviews. Good luck!

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Andrew Dosunmu

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Gracie Marie Bradley

Beauty

Aleyse Shannon

Jasmine

Niecy Nash

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Giancarlo Esposito

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Kristen Lopez

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Dosunmu’s airless directing and Waithe’s thin script only amount to loud allegory that never goes anywhere and drowns out any compelling ideas that might be worth singing.

Rated: D+

Aug 22, 2022

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Robert Daniels

Polygon

Beauty is a staid, soporific story that swims through shallow narrative waters.

Jul 6, 2022

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

This semi-true story is ultimately too sketchy to have anything effective to say about Houston, mainstream success or being in the closet. On paper, this movie is really something. Onscreen, it lacks dimension.

Jul 1, 2022

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

Ironically, for a story revolving around identity, there is not a solid one in evidence here.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 6, 2022

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Rahul Desai

News9 Live (India)

Beauty features a transformation that's invisible to the naked eye – a girl who is slowly but surely waking up to the endless possibilities of talent and adulthood.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 19, 2022

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Leslie Byron Pitt

The Playlist

The most frustrating thing about “Beauty” is it’s a film that reminds you of other films that are far more compelling... However, the slightness and muddled storytelling of “Beauty” mar a film which at times feels it has something to say.

Rated: C-

Jul 18, 2022

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Synopsis

A gifted young Black woman struggles to maintain her voice and identity after she's offered a lucrative recording contract, setting off a fierce battle between her family, the label, and her closest friend to determine who will guide her as she makes the journey to become a star.

Director: Andrew Dosunmu
Executive Producer: Carrie Fix
Screenwriter: Lena Waithe
Production Co: Hillman Grad, Media Res Studio
Rating: R (Language and Drug Use)
Genre: Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 29, 2022

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