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Beast

Beast

  • Status: Released
  • 18-04-2018
  • Runtime: 107 min
  • Score: 6.5
  • Vote count: 316

A troubled woman living in an isolated community finds herself pulled between the control of her oppressive family and the allure of a secretive outsider suspected of a series of brutal murders.

Jessie Buckley

Moll Huntford

Johnny Flynn

Pascal Renouf

Trystan Gravelle

Clifford

Geraldine James

Hilary Huntington

Oliver Maltman

Harrison

Tim Woodward

Fletcher

Hattie Gotobed

Jade

Shannon Tarbet

Polly

Morgan Best

Spencer

Charley Palmer Rothwell

Leigh Dutot

Russell Foot

Police Man 1

Imogen De Ste Croix

Melissa

Joanna Croll

Sophie

James Thomson

Lionel

Russell MacLeod

Intruder 1

Elizabeth Slater

Sleeping Girl

Tyrone Lopez

Nuno

Barry Aird

Stuart

Djalenga Scott

Waitress

Olwen Fouéré

Detective Theresa Kelly

Claire Rafferty

Television Reporter

Emily Taaffe

Tamara

Sam Dale

Priest

Lawrence Chay

Waiter

Richard Laing

News Reporter

Joshua Squire

Funeral Attendee and Night Club Dancer

Maria de Lima

Rita

Claire Ashton

Lady at Fete / Party Guest

Melissa Gotobed

Mourner and schoolgirl

Amanda Smith

Party Guest

Sian Fleet-Milne

Funeral lady

Alisha Tarran

Family Friend

Lance Hill

Police Officer

Lisa Jones

Night club dancer

Leona Clarke

Shopper

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Jessie Buckley pulls out all the stops here and offers us a really strong performance in what is otherwise a rather unremarkable thriller. She is "Moll" who lives a pretty unfulfilled life under the watchful gaze of her mother "Hilary" (Geraldine James). She hooks up with wide boy "Pascal" (Johnny Flynn - or Tom Burke?) whom many suspect to be behind a series of killings that have rocked their island community. Increasingly shunned by her family and friends, she finds herself embroiled in the police investigation led by "Harrison" (Oliver Maltman) - a man who is also keen on young "Moll" - and gradually she, like us, begins to doubt the probity of her boyfriend's dubious character. There is something fitting about the ending, but I am afraid I found the rest of this just a bit too procedural with the usual dose of familial discord failing to chime with me at all. Buckley stands out and James always brings a bit of gravitas when she is on screen, but the remainder left me underwhelmed and borderline disinterested. Maybe I just wasn't in the mood, but this really didn't do much for me at all. Sorry.