Fresh
Writer and coproducer Simon Donald offers an efficient plot, and director Bill Eagles knows how to pace the actors and action while delivering it.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Beautiful Creatures
2000 · 1h 25m · R
Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Bill Eagles
Overview
When Petula and Dorothy cover up the accidental murder of one jerk boyfriend, they hatch a hilarious scheme to collect a huge ransom.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
38%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Emits an aura of contrived cool.
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Rotten
Too much style and not enough of anything else.
Jay Carr, Boston Globe
Rotten
The dialogue is banal and the characters are irritatingly dumb.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Rotten
Tedious and unfunny.
Jan Stuart, Newsday
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