| Overall: | B- |
|---|---|
| Violence: | C+ |
| Sexual Content: | B |
| Language: | C |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | C |
| Run Time: | 87 |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 28 Jun 2011 |
| MPAA Rating: | |
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Beastly is rated PG-13: for language including some crude comments, drug references and brief violence.
Director: Daniel Barnz
Cast: Alex Pettyfer, Vanessa Hudgens, Mary-Kate Olsen
Studio: 2010 CBS Films
Website: Official site for Beastly.
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About the Reviewer: Rod Gustafson
Rod Gustafson has worked in various media industries since 1977. He founded Parent Previews in 1993, and today continues to write and broadcast the reviews in newspapers, on radio and (of course) on the Internet. He currently serves as the President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness, a provincial non-profit society. He also authors a regular column for The Parent's Television Council in Los Angeles. He and his wife Donna have four children.
