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Beast Beast

2020

Danny Madden

Shirley Chen, Will Madden, José Ángeles, Courtney Dietz ...

6.4

117

Drama In a quiet southern town, popular and charismatic theatre kid Krista finds herself increasingly drawn to Nito, the new student in her high school who catches her attention with his impressive skating videos. The two share an easy rapport and quickly grow close. Unbeknownst to her, their lives and that of her gun-loving neighbor, Adam, will soon become intertwined—until they reach a breaking point.

	Author	Review
United States	Amy Nicholson Variety	"[It] clatters to life with organic percussion: a stick rat-a-tatting against an iron fence, a skateboard scraping on concrete, a rifle pinging bullets against a defenseless tin plate. Together, these sounds combine into jazz"	POS
United States	Yolanda Machado The Wrap	"Madden captures Gen Z in a compelling, raw form; watching as a parent is both insightful and terrifying."	POS
United States	Monica Castillo rogerebert.com	"It’s a conflicted work, but not without its merits, especially when it comes to Chen’s performance."	NEU
United States	Beandrea July The Hollywood Reporter	"The film has a lot going for it: The script, cinematography and sound sync together in a way that envelops you; and the teenage banter sounds authentic, with barely a line of dialogue that feels plucked from Tik-Tok."	POS
United States	David Ehrlich IndieWire	"Chen is extraordinary (...) Yet there’s nothing she can do to solve how discombobulating it is to watch 'Beast Beast' pivot from warmly observational docudrama to ice-cold neo-noir thriller"	NEU
United States	Matt Cipolla The Film Stage	"The pace is too zippy at its darkest moments, and when it tries to have capital-D drama, it ends up contrived at best and risible at worst"	NEG
United States	Monique Jones Common Sense Media	"A heartfelt, timely drama that brings together various social problems facing young people (...) into a creative, haunting film."	POS
United Kingdom	Phuong Le The Guardian	"Another indie flick that mistakes handheld camera movements for emotional intimacy (...) Rating: ★ (out of 5)"	NEG

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