Beast
2022
***
Director: Baltasar Kormákur
Cast: Idris Elba, Sharlto Copley, Iyana Halley, Leah Jeffries, Naledi Mogadime
Just when the recently widowed Nate brings his two daughters to a safari in South Africa, where he originally met their mother, a rogue male lion has gone in an indiscriminate killing spree after its pride was killed by poachers. This silly and formulaic survival story is passable fun, and thankfully only 90 minutes long. As it turns out, the lion is indestructible and the humans are susceptible to making stupid decisions. Idris Elba is commanding in the lead and the CGI-created lions look surprisingly convincing.
