When was beastly released in the uk

If he cannot find someone to say "I love you" to him within a year, he will stay this way forever. Hope abounds - in absurdly ham-fisted fashion - once Kyle begins to attract the attention of former classmate Lindy Vanessa Hudgens , but will she be able to see past the gruesome facade and find the - ahem - true beauty that lurks beneath?

The innate problem with Beastly is that in transporting the fantastical concept onto a gritty modern New York setting - in which Lindy lives with Kyle because her drug dealer father is assailed by gangbangers - they have created an awkward clash of realism and fantasy. The film wants its cake and eat it, to retain the simple - and if we're honest, potentially quite pat - message behind the original, while expanding the story into a realm perhaps more digestible for fawning teens.

Whereas in previous iterations of this story - especially Disney's seminal version - the fantastic was emphasised, here it is downplayed almost entirely, such that characters just simply shrug, nod and accept that Kyle has been cursed by a witch. As a storyteller, at some point you have to make up your mind as to what you want.

It's a shame the concept is so full of holes due to the flaky writing, because it's otherwise tolerable enough; Hudgens and Pettyfer are the beautiful leads everyone wants, and their chemistry will make the target audience blush appropriately.

It definitely still works as a film to add to a late-night binge, allowing for reminiscing as well the appreciation for a somewhat different take on a classic fairy tale. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email.

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