In a dramatic and mysterious atmosphere, this movie follows a young woman called Moll who doesn't have many experiences in the life as she always lives with her family on an isolated island. When she falls in love with a stranger called Pascal, she breaks her fear's walls and moves with him to live together. But her life turns badly when he is accused of murder.
Not since Sissy Spacek fell in with Martin Sheen in Badlands has an actress taken us through the process of swapping home and hearth for a homicidal maniac with the manic intensity Buckley displays here.
This tale of beasts and beauty claws through appearances, expectations, and the fine line between inviting and troubling - and victim and attacker - on a plethora of levels.
There is nothing more enjoyable than a film that shatters your expectations, turning a confident hunch about what's coming next into smithereens of doubt. The British thriller "Beast" does it strikingly well.
Immaculately composed yet skittish, edgy and surprising, this impressive debut by writer-director Michael Pearce emanates a chill that will have you hugging your sides.
