‘Beast’ review: Idris Elba’s creature movie makes you miss ‘Anaconda’
nypost.comIdris Elba) and his two young daughters (Leah Sava Jeffries and Iyana Halley)? Evil poachers offed the big cat’s pride, he snapped and went rogue.Running time: 93 minutes.
Rated <br>Rated R (violent content, bloody images and some language.) In theaters.I don’t recall ever feeling bad for the deadly creatures in “Jaws” or “Anaconda” or “Lake Placid.” But my heart went out to this poor, murderous, widower lion hellbent on avenging the death of cute cubs and lionesses.Yet, this is a film along the lines of the above trio (in an early scene one of Nate’s daughters even wears a “Jurassic Park” T-shirt) where we need to want man (the good ones, anyway) to win.
We never poured one out for the shark. No tears were shed for raptors! These stories are campy, not emotionally complex, and this one makes you feel crummy in the end.
Nate brings his daughters to the faraway savanna after his ex-wife dies. The couple spent happy years there — he as a doctor and his wife as a wildlife photographer — and he thinks it would be good for the kids to connect with the place.
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