Daniel Barnz
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The film, with its contemporary twist on gothic themes, seems designed to appeal to the "Twilight" crowd, except that they have proven a most fickle group to reach.
It’s exactly the type of movie you’d expect “Twilight” fans to swoon over.
I’m a half-century too old for such tween swill as that which is regurgitated in CBS Films’ “Beastly,” another in the ever-expanding clones of “Twilight” wannabes where a young, bare-chested, handsome (to some) teenage lad (former model Alex Pettyfer) sends all the young lassies in the audience into a tizzy.
Unfortunately, “Beastly,” based on the teen novel by Alex Flinn, doesn’t make the “Twilight” zone as a new twist on an old fairy tale.
Say what you will about Twilight—whose look and supernatural-romance tone Beastly occasionally tries to copy—but at least its endless angsty wallowing finds an emotion and dives in deep.
Hey, it’s a Beauty and the Beast update for the Twilight set, and Olsen is indeed pretty scary.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
Directed by Zack Snyder
influenced by Won't Back Down (2012)
In supporting turns, Diane Lane (2010's " Secretariat ") continues to be a beacon of comfort as Clark's widowed mother Martha, while Holly Hunter (2012's " Won't Back Down ") is terrific as confident, straight-talking Senator June Finch, a potential ally of Lex.
She’s transformed her body, like Robert De Niro in Raging Bull and Jared Leto in Dallas Buyers Club, and she’s dramatically deglamorized herself, like Charlize Theron in Monster and Jennifer Aniston in Cake.
“The Boy Next Door,” by the way, stars Jennifer Lopez as a character also named Claire.
A character piece both spirited and astutely told, the film's two constants are Oscar Isaac (2012's " Won't Back Down "), as Llewyn, and the soulfully melodic folk songs that become the soundtrack to his existence.