''Beautiful Creatures'' is a 2000 British

crime film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combi ...

directed by Bill Eagles and starring

Susan Lynch Susan Lynch (born 5 June 1971) is a Northern Irish actress. three-times an IFTA Award winner, she also won the British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 2003 film '' 16 Years of Alcohol''. Her other film appearances i ...

and

Rachel Weisz Rachel Hannah Weisz (; born 7 March 1970 ) is an English actress. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Laurence Olivier Award, and a BAFTA Award. Weisz began acting in British stage and television in th ...

. Lynch received a

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nomination for her role.

Plot

Two women with bad taste in men are thrown together when one accidentally kills the other's boyfriend when attempting to stop a public beating. They attempt to rob the dead man's wealthy brother with a ransom scam, but when a corrupt detective gets involved things go awry.

Cast

as Petula *

as Dorothy * Iain Glen as Tony * Tom Mannion as Brian McMinn * Maurice Roëves as Ronnie McMinn *

Alex Norton Alexander Hugh Norton (born 27 January 1950) is a Scottish actor. He is known for his roles as DCI Matt Burke in the STV detective drama series ''Taggart'', Eric Baird in BBC Two sitcom '' Two Doors Down'', DCS Wallace in '' Extremely Dangerous' ...

as Detective Inspector Hepburn *

Jake D'Arcy John Paterson Sinclair (2 December 1945 – 30 May 2015), better known as Jake D'Arcy, was a Scottish actor. He appeared in a number of television series, including as "Pete the Jakey" in the comedy programme ''Still Game'' from 2002 until 2007 ...

as Train Guard *

Juliet Cadzow Juliet Cadzow is a Scottish film and television actress. She played Edie McCredie in the children's television series ''Balamory'', Suzie Fraser in BBC series ''River City'' and various roles in BBC series '' Still Game''. In '' Still Gam ...

as Mother on Beach

Reception

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the film has an approval rating of 38% based on reviews from 60 critics. On

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it has a score of 40% based on reviews from 22 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Roger Ebert of the ''

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'' gave the film 1.5 out of 4 and wrote: "There is some dark humor in the movie, of the kind where you laugh that you may not gag."

References

External links

* 2000 films 2000 crime films 2000s English-language films 2000s German-language films British crime films DNA Films films 2000 directorial debut films Films directed by Bill Eagles 2000s British films {{2000s-crime-film-stub