Beast

Rated R
93 minutes
Starring: Idris Elba

You might not recognize the actors name, Idris Elba, and wonder what you know him from.  He’s been in movies and TV shows such as, Luther, The Mountain Between Us and Fast and Furious: Hobbs and Shaw, just to name a few

Idris Elba plays Dr. Nate Daniels, who takes his two daughters to South Africa to a game reserve.  He has a friend that lives there and he wants to show his daughters the beauty of the country.  On their trip they find out that something has killed a village of people. They soon find out that it’s a lion and its next victims are the doctor and his daughters!

A lot of chills and thrills and some jump scares.  I didn’t think the lion was very scary, but enough that you can still enjoy the movie. If you’re looking for more of an intense movie about lions that attack, The Ghost and the Darkness is one you should watch.

The Ghost and the Darkness came out in 1996 starring Michael Douglas and Val Kilmer.  It’s based on actual events that happened in 1898 in Kenya when two man eating lions stalked the British railroad camp for about a year, killing many of the workers.  Val Kilmer and Michael Douglas’ characters are the lion hunters who were asked for their help in killing of the lions. Very good thriller!  Either way you go, these are both good movies to pass time with.

Library Link: Beast (DVD)