Beast

 

Beast 2022

• Director: Baltasar Kormákur
• Seen by this director – Adrift, Everest
• Based on book: no
• Cast: Idris Elba, Leah Jeffries, Iyana Halley, Sharlto Copley
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• Idris Elba – Many
• Sharlto Copley – Chappie, Elysium, District 9
• Why? Idris Elba
• Seen:  21 November 2024      

       Nate (Elba) and his teenaged daughters Mare (Halley) and Norah (Jeffries) are visiting their dear friend Martin (Copley) in South Africa. Nate’s South African ex-wife has died and Mare blames him for not being there for them. He blames himself.

       Martin drives them to a lion reserve he works closely with. They learn that there is a rogue lion on the loose, shot by poachers who have murdered this lion’s whole pride.

       The lion is out for revenge.

       The film got a lot of bad reviews so I’m not expecting a masterpiece. It’s not. It’s sort of a Jurassic Park film with a lion instead of dinosaurs. It’s almost as unbelievable but while I don’t much like Jurassic Park I like this quite a lot. It’s exciting and…Idris Elba. I would suspend a hell of a lot of disbelief for him. 

3 ½ * of 5