Tale that is Now as Old as Time

Boy is attractive. Boy is a jackass. Boy tries to anger a witch in his school. Witch casts a spell on boy to reflect on his actions. Boy can only be turned back to his former state as long as he finds someone to love his inner self while looking "grotesque". What could possibly go wrong with this movie? I mean there hasn't been a movie in existence that was nominated for an Academy Award® has there? Oh wait, there was and it was called Disney's Beauty and the Beast. Beastly is a modern retelling of the classic tale, but with a twist...awful acting on Beauty's part. Alex Pettyfer plays the role of Kyle, the egotistical handsome guy who miraculously runs the school. After being turned into a "hideous" biker kid, he then is banished, by his loser father, to Brooklyn where he lurks and stalks Hudgens' character. Vanessa Ann "I take a lot of nude photos" Hudgens plays Lindy, the "Beauty" character. Well perhaps to the average viewer she might be passable, but to the trained eye, like myself, she could not be further than a lead heroine. When an animated character brings more depth and soul to the character, it seems to me that it should be the time to call it quits as an actress. Thank god for Mary-Kate Olsen (I know how many times would we ever think to say that?) for being the "witch" character in the film. Not only does Olsen steal the show, but she is also quite enjoyable to watch on the screen as well. Pettyfer doesn't do a horrible job in his role, but with that being said, he doesn't really add anything to the character. Clearly for this film the tale has bloomed and the petals have fallen. After viewing the film, the dialogue is predictable and you'll be finding yourself trying to add lines from the Disney film like "He's finally learned to love" or "That is not enough Lumiere; she must love him in return." A person in the audience that was near me kept yelling at the Jamaican house keeper that she was Mrs. Potts and Neil Patrick Harris' character was a mixture of Lumiere and Cogsworth. All in all was it the worst movie I have ever seen? No...but was it the best? Far from it. Had there been a different actress in the role of Lindy, the movie might have been able to be saved, but sadly we have to deal with Hudgens. I guess we should count our blessings that Taylor Swift wasn't the lead or in it.

And the Mendy is...4/10