Beautiful Beings
Altered Innocence | Release Date: January 13, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
58
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

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60
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleJan 19, 2023
An often tense release-valve scenario flecked with moments of dream imagery and lyrical naturalism, “Beautiful Beings” certainly positions Guðmundsson as one of the more thoughtful chroniclers of the awkward age, even if he never quite knows how to corral his many moods into something wholly resonant about the nihilistic trap of delinquency. Read full review
60
The GuardianPeter BradshawJan 9, 2023
Beautiful Beings is shot with real style, with very good performances, but the cliched and consequence-free violence is a flaw. Read full review
50
The Film StageChristian GallichioJan 19, 2023
While compelling in individual scenes, especially as the boys navigate their increased anger at the world, Beautiful Beings ultimately whiplashes between too many ideas and subplots to create a coherent thematic through line. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comMarya E. GatesJan 13, 2023
In his bleak film, Guðmundsson combines the kitchen sink drama of growing up in a cycle of violence and/or poverty and the magical realism of teenage fever dreams, with mixed results. Read full review
50
The New York TimesManohla DargisJan 12, 2023
It doesn’t add up to much, despite the appealing young cast and the handsome cinematography that brings texture and visual interest to every grubby corner. Read full review
50
TheWrapDan CallahanJan 11, 2023
The best scenes in this movie show that Guðmundsson has a talent for make-believe, drug trips and fantasy scenarios, and if there were more such set pieces in Beautiful Beings, then it might have been something more distinctive rather than the latest in a very long line of films about young people left on their own. Read full review
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