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It is The Breakfast Club but with a much more unpretentious group of troubled youth. And by shining a light on their own actions, by coming to the defense of those who are being shamed for exposing personal vulnerabilities or with unexpected selfless actions they enable changes. And with the highest praise one could say it is retelling this narrative with the honesty and insight of films like The Perks of Being a Wallflower or the original Let the Right Ones In.
This film triumphs in is brutal honesty and is mesmerizing in its depiction of life in a weathered blue-collar Reykjavík suburb. Award-worthy. The father, especially. Being teens that make impulsive choices with little thought of how profoundly their actions could impact those around them or being drawn to responding to insult with escalations of violence.
It worked, and was a nice way to finish the sequence of events.
On a more personal note, I like that it had some really attractive actors in it. Primarily on their own, the foursome spent their days getting into as much trouble as they get out of, until something happens that changes the course of all their lives forever.
L-R: Snorri Rafn Frímannsson as Siggi, Birgir Dagur Bjarkason as Addi, and Viktor Benóný Benediktsson as Konni in BEAUTIFUL BEINGS.
There’s a plot line in which, as if to physically and forcefully manifest a change within Addi, Guðmundsson activates this belief within Addi via strange and hard to see figures in the dark. The clever pacing captures the intensity and destructiveness of these damaged lives all while offering reprieves of humor and cathartic tenderness.
At the root of it the story has been told countless times.
The actors didn't act like they were trying to act high. These may just be ethereal manifestations, hypnagogic-like events that mix with several disturbing dream sequences to affect change within him, ultimately leading to a lonesome ending. The fallout afterwards made me feel upset.
The ending wasn't what I'd hoped, and felt a little short, but it didn't disappoint.
The most violent of them all is Konni (Viktor Benóný Benediktsson), Addi’s close friend who’s nicknamed The Animal, who’ll hit anyone who crosses his path and who’s the leader of this gang, which also includes the more docile member Siggi (Snorri Rafn Frímannsson). Such an amazing film. In one scene, early into knowing Balli, Konni, expecting to have a laugh, invites another neighborhood kid to join them, seemingly an easy mark for their hijinks.
And the performances he has inspired from everyone, in particularly the young leads, is truly award worthy. It made sense in context, and didn't feel too predictable.
Photo Credit: ©Sturla Brandth Groevlen/Join Motion Pictures.
There are two stories within Beautiful Beings and they don’t necessarily gel as well as Guðmundsson may intend, and part of this is due to the setup of the film as a whole. If you dont mind the subtitles , you will love this film... The issue is that, in its first presentation, in the very first scene of the film, the audience hears a voice as someone draws, explaining the belief system and a dream of the person and their friends submerged in colorful water.
I am so glad i found this movie on KANOPY , a library streaming service . Looks like the weather sucks in iceland but thats what you get if you live that further up north.