Metacritic Movie Ratings
Beautiful Creatures Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 80

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesBetsy Sharkey

  Maybe there really are supernatural forces at work in this world. How else to explain Beautiful Creatures? The movie is an intriguing, intelligent enigma — three words not typically associated with teen romances.

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• 80

  out of 100

  Village VoiceAlan Scherstuhl

  Director Richard LaGravenese, who also adapted the novel, lavishes the material with greater wit than its demographic demands, and the central love story feels warm-blooded—the air prickles between the leads.

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• 70

  out of 100

  VarietyPeter Debruge

  Fortunately, writer-director Richard LaGravenese has jettisoned most of the novel and refashioned its core mythology and characters into a feverishly enjoyable guilty pleasure.

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• 67

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman

  Beautiful Creatures, more than the "Twilight" films, lacks danger and momentum. The audience, like Ethan, spends way too much time waiting around for Lena to learn whether she's a good girl or a bad girl.

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• 63

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-Times

  Beautiful Creatures springs to life whenever Irons, Thompson or Rossum is centerstage. The grown-ups get to wear all the coolest costumes and spout all the juiciest lines. Problem is, this isn't their story. It's first and foremost a semi-plodding teen romance with supernatural overtones.

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• 63

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  Lead actor Ehrenreich conveys a spirited charm, while Englert, the object of his affections, is more blandly self-contained.

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• 63

  out of 100

  ReelViewsJames Berardinelli

  The weaknesses of Beautiful Creatures ultimately outweigh the strengths but the conviction of the central relationship is good enough to keep things from becoming laughably bad, even if it all comes apart toward the end.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthy

  Nicely cast and made with as much conviction as can be brought to something so intrinsically formulaic.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips

  When classy, pedigreed British actors go hog-wild under the flowering dogwood trees of a Southern Gothic setting, often the results are good. Just as often they're so bad they're good. And sometimes, as is the case with Jeremy Irons and Emma Thompson in Beautiful Creatures, they're simply doing the best they can under the circumstances.

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• 30

  out of 100

  Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern

  What a peculiar production this is. Up to a certain point, it really does promise to be romantic.

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