Beats

Name: Beats
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Crime, Music
Released: June 26, 2020
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 74
Cast: Amy Manson, Brian Ferguson, Cristian Ortega, Kevin Mains, Laura Fraser

2020

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Music Box Films | Release Date (Streaming): June 26, 2020 | Not Rated

Starring: Amy Manson, Brian Ferguson, Cristian Ortega, Kevin Mains, Laura Fraser, Lorn Macdonald, Martin Donaghy, Neil Leiper, Rachel Jackson, Ross Mann, Ryan Fletcher, Stephen McCole

Summary: Two best friends in a small Scottish town in the summer of '94 who head out for one last night together before life takes them in different directions. Going to an illegal rave, the boys journey into an underworld of anarchy, freedom and collision with the law as they share a night that they will never forget.

Director: Brian Welsh

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Crime, Music

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 101 min

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The Playlist Warren Cantrell

May 17, 2019

Careful and deliberate character work in the script paints a striking picture of two friends who are outcasts in their little world yet still find a way to integrate into a community. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Collin Souter

Jun 26, 2020

The biggest strength, of course, is Ortega and Macdonald, who have great chemistry. These two actors know exactly who these guys are and their history comes through naturally. Read full review

Empire Dan Jolin

May 17, 2019

Beats is a truly heartfelt rites-of-passage tale — an immersive, intoxicating portrayal of the rave scene at its peak. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

Jun 25, 2020

This tender, detail-filled movie lives for the moment. Read full review

G. Allen Johnson

Jun 25, 2020

The movie is predictable at times, but also winning, with a thumping soundtrack and smartly written characters. Ortega, with his Peter-from-“Office Space”-deer-in-the-headlights look, is the movie’s appealing center. Read full review

IndieWire David Ehrlich

Jun 27, 2020

While even the movie’s best moments are derivative enough to deserve that kind of mix-and-match categorization, Welsh shoots the whole thing with such a knowing sense of time and place that its age-old story of revolt can feel like it’s happening for the very first time — like it’s now or never, and there’ll be no going back once the sun comes up. Read full review

Richard Whittaker

Jun 25, 2020

Beats catches the misery and desperation that powered rave culture and the era of DayGlo shell suits. The disappointment is that the Welsh strips all the color out of Hurley's vibrant play, which he originally staged with a live DJ accompaniment. Read full review

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FireEmpire

Jun 26, 2020

I watched this at the cinema and thought it was incredible. Great music, acting and editing. I hope to watch again soon.

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joost-013

Dec 13, 2020

A perfect blend of drama and a portrayal of 90's rave culture. Two friends from different backgrounds want to attend a massive rave as they try to cope with their changing friendship and their respective home situations. I'm not necessarily very fond of 90's techno, but here it's used toA perfect blend of drama and a portrayal of 90's rave culture. Two friends from different backgrounds want to attend a massive rave as they try to cope with their changing friendship and their respective home situations. I'm not necessarily very fond of 90's techno, but here it's used to great effect to score their journey. The music -and the use of it- is definitely one of the highlights to the movie.

It's shot quite nicely and the black & white aesthetic fits seamlessly (in some films it took me a while to adapt to it). The cast of characters remains interesting over the course of the film, revealing more about the main l(e)ads. The way the movie portrays youth culture in the 90's is quite interesting, but never really overshadows the interpersonal drama that's at the core of the film.

TL:DR What if Project X, but less ridiculous and more intimate. Also in Scotland, like.… Expand

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