If you do your best to attempt to forget the deeper subplot about the family drama, this film is a really great monster movie. Some of the Jurassic park imagery is a bit on the nose maybe, but the lion attacks feel real considering how ridiculous it is. There is a poacher subplot which is really silly, but also leads to some decent tension with the human characters. The 4 leads sell their terror and pain and the CGI is fantastic. Don't get me wrong I will say again, this is really silly, but I honestly found it flew by and I had a big smile on my face at the end. Idris Elba has to work so hard to stop this verging into the world of comedy, and I think he achieves that very well.
Review of Beast
