by Maceo D. Trahan
Happy Valentine's!
Just got back from watching Beautiful Creatures. Despite its Twilight X Potter appearance, Beautiful Creatures was a pretty good movie. Well paced. Didn't wander. Stayed focused and generally was pleasant both visually and intellectually. Sorry, no vampires, werewolves or male strippers to be seen here, folks.
PHEW!!
I have to admit, one of the only reasons I was willing to see this is because I am a fan of Jeremy Irons. I would go so far as to say I wouldn't have even bothered with it if he wasn't in it. And for fans of Irons I can gladly tell you, YES, he is in it! By that I mean he's in it enough for you to enjoy seeing what he does best. They gave him great costumes. I loved his long coats. I wish I had more long coats.
Emma Thompson was wonderful and got to enjoy her roll probably a bit more than anyone else. Near the end, she looked very lovely and I felt I wanted to kiss her beautifully tanned neck as they kept her shots tight and close (so we could see she wasn't all wrinkly and withered I guess).
I won't go into any spoiler type ramblings here because I hate it when people reveal too much of a story or give away endings. But I will say that while this plot is about as predictable as any other romantic film you've seen, it's a pleasure to watch and amply rewards you for your patience. For instance: the church scene. Irons and Thompson do a terrific job of battling for supremacy on film and well I won't say anything more about it.
There weren't many good one-liners or any slapstick shots but the movie somehow remained a little fun despite the darker tone. Maybe I'm just feeling a little more emo than normal...
Anyway, the acting is sharp. The effects are good quality. The young stars did a good job. I detected a hint of real romance in some of the more steamy scenes, but maybe they got some good tips from the veterans.
There's a terrific bedroom scene in which no one takes their clothes off!! I won't ruin it for you. It's great!! You'll know it when you see it.
On the other hand, I couldn't shake the feeling there would be some racial references that would be awkward but that demon stayed in Pandora's Box despite the story being set in South Carolina.
Overall, I'd give this movie a solid B+ on an A thru F and I'd say it's worth watching if you can stomach believable romance. It's easily a date movie but not teen-romance-movie drivel. Good heart-felt and dark soft-rock soundtrack. Surprisingly modern but never strays too far from the tasteful instrumentations of the magical score.
Conclusion
A great diversion from the usual low-brow, pot-headed, overly dramatic bullshit that you find in movie theaters these days.
Resources:
Beautiful Creatures on IMDB
Beautiful Creatures Movie Website
Beautiful Creatures Soundtrack
some image stolen from justjared.com apparently (thanx google images)
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