“Beast” (2022) – “Hakuna Matata! Ain’t no passing craze. It means no worries for the rest of your days.” – “Hakuna Matata” from “The Lion King” (1994) “I’ve never seen anything like this. Multiple attacks without eating its prey.” – Martin Battles (Sharlto Copley) Dr. Nate Samuels (Idris Elba) and his teenage daughters, Meredith (Iyana Halley) and Norah (Leah Jeffries), fly from the U.S. to Mopani, South Africa to visit his late wife’s (and their late mother’s) home and stay with his longtime friend, Martin (Copley). The Samuels family is…
‘Beast’ feels manufactured and disposable. It doesn’t have much bite.
