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Beautiful Creatures

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38% Tomatometer 60 Reviews 33% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
After being abused by her boyfriend, Tony (Iain Glen), Dorothy (Susan Lynch) leaves him. At a bus station, she sees Petula (Rachel Weisz) being attacked by her boyfriend, Brian (Tom Mannion), and knocks him out. The girls drag him to Petula's apartment, where he dies. Panicked, the pair fakes a kidnapping to get a ransom from Brian's psychotic brother, Ronnie (Maurice Roëves). When corrupt Inspector Hepburn (Alex Norton) is sent to investigate, he forces the women to cut him in on their scheme.
Beautiful Creatures

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Critics Consensus

Implausible, uneven, and gratuitously violent, this esotrogen-powered crime caper lacks the finesse of Thelma and Louise or Guy Ritchie's work.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader 04/12/2010
Writer and coproducer Simon Donald offers an efficient plot, and director Bill Eagles knows how to pace the actors and action while delivering it. Go to Full Review Steven Rea Philadelphia Inquirer 04/27/2001
Emits an aura of contrived cool. Go to Full Review Jay Carr Boston Globe 04/27/2001
2/4
Too much style and not enough of anything else. Go to Full Review Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com 04/04/2010
2.5/4
The well of surprise is all but parched in the post-Tarantino seriocomic crime caper genre. Go to Full Review MaryAnn Johanson Flick Filosopher 11/19/2008
[I]ntermittently amusing, it devolves into a finale that is ultimately preposterous. Still, fans of blood-and-guts comedy will enjoy. Go to Full Review Film Threat 12/06/2005
2/5
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02/20/2021 Why this got such bad reviews, I don't know. Except for the messy ending, it was quite well done: funny, witty, and terse. And I didn't think Rachel Weisz could be more beautiful, but as a blond, she's even more stunning. See more 01/01/2014 Two women accident kill one of their boyfriend. They try to cover it cop with the cops by making it look like a kidnap and also try to scam the cops into getting a large amount of money for the swap. This could have been good, but it has been done before and done much better. Typical crime comedy. Probably the most remarkable thing was the dog, he was the only one I really was interested in. iain Glen is in it as a junkie boyfriend, but he doesn't play too much of a role. Weisz looks weird as a blonde. See more 06/05/2013 lacks real passion while screaming below average. See more 04/12/2013 I really wanted to like this. But I find it rather fake and worse, boring. The actresses are very good though, especially Susan Lynch. See more 03/05/2013 Good music. On the edge film. See more 12/02/2012 Almost 4 stars but I felt the script was lagging at times. See more Read all reviews
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Bill Eagles

Director

Rachel Weisz

Petula

Susan Lynch

Dorothy

Alex Norton

Hepburn

Iain Glen

Tony

Maurice Roëves

Ronnie McMinn

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Synopsis After being abused by her boyfriend, Tony (Iain Glen), Dorothy (Susan Lynch) leaves him. At a bus station, she sees Petula (Rachel Weisz) being attacked by her boyfriend, Brian (Tom Mannion), and knocks him out. The girls drag him to Petula's apartment, where he dies. Panicked, the pair fakes a kidnapping to get a ransom from Brian's psychotic brother, Ronnie (Maurice Roëves). When corrupt Inspector Hepburn (Alex Norton) is sent to investigate, he forces the women to cut him in on their scheme.
Director
Bill Eagles
Producer
Simon Donald, Alan J. Wands
Screenwriter
Simon Donald
Distributor
Universal Focus
Production Co
Snakeman Productions, DNA Pictures International, Arts Council of England
Rating
R (Language|Drug Use|Sexuality|Strong Violence)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 23, 2000, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 22, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$55.4K
Runtime
1h 26m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)