I liked the idea of this film and wanted to enjoy it. Half an hour in and I was bored stupid. The characters were dull and irritating and the acting was bad. Idris' accent in particular was distracting and all over the place. The lion was quite realistic looking even if it didn't behave anything like a lion would. It shouldn't have been difficult to make this suspenseful and entertaining at least, but the terrible dialogue and lack of plot just made it drag. The reason why Jaws stands the test of time is that you actually care about the characters and are drawn into the story because of that. These people are so stupid that you end up rooting for the lion.
Review of Beast
