Beautiful Creatures Movie Review 2000

Fitful comedy/thriller follows the adventures of Petulia (Weisz) and Dorothy (Lynch), two Glasgow lasses with abusive boyfriends. Dorothy escapes a beating from her druggie boyfriend Tony (Glen), only to wind up aiding Petulia, who is being attacked in the street by drunken Brian (Mannion). Unfortunately, Brian dies and the women decides to make it look like he's been kidnapped and ask a ransom from his equally violent brother Ronnie (Roeves) so they can get out of town. Then a crooked detective (Norton) enters the scene and the women's plans turn a little complicated.

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 88 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Glasgow, Female Bonding, Police Detectives, Disorganized Crime, King of Beasts (Dogs)

Screenplay

Simon Donald

Cast

Rachel Weisz, Susan Lynch, Alex Norton, Iain Glen, Maurice Roeves, Tom Mannion

Cinematography

James Welland

Director

Bill Eagles

Music

Murray Gold

Other

Louis Kramer, Jon Gregory, Frances Connell, Trisha Biggar, Andy Harris

Producer

Alan J. Wands, Simon Donald, DNA Films Ltd., Snakeman, United Pictures International, Arts Council of England, Universal Focus