Director: Ludovico Di Martino
Cast: Fabrizio Gifuni , Lino Musella , Monica Piseddu , Andrea Pennacchi , Emanuele Linfatti , Giada Gagliardi , Andrei Nova , Nicolò Galasso , Giacomo Colavito , Camille Dugay Comencini
Plot: An unstable veteran tries to rescue and unleashes the beast within himself during his quest. He quickly becomes suspected. Leonida Riva is a solitary war veteran who has spent years away from his family. When his daughter Teresa is kidnap he rediscovers the anger and ferocity he thought he had buried in the past.
My Movie Review: The movie is actually good unlike others say the best part about this is that the main character isn't as perfect, he gets shot, stabbed, severely beaten, gets out of breath, drowned and at one point flatlines on the way to hospital after a lengthy fight scene, which is more than I can say for other action protagonists' that single shot fight scene was a pretty neat! The Beast is enjoyable for what it is an action movie that delivers the punch despite its total lack of surprise, once it gets started the action doesn't relent so there isn't enough of a pause to ponder just try to stay focus for you not to miss a blink once the faster action scene happen:) It's worth watching I can understand why people say its similar to Taken but don't get turned off by that, just give it a watch and it does pull you in its entertainment that doesn't require much thought or reflection and even the predictability of its climactic scene is fun to see- play around! A short, crisp and meaningful plot so if this a bad action movie would have no action but its a good action movie cause it has action presented in innovative ways but just like most action thriller when the conclusion is revealed this kind of action movie land somewhere in the middle!
Critic Reviews: An Italian Taken gripping, grueling ride, start to very very much drawn-out finish. While it goes all in on the skull cracking and henchmen fights there is, The Beast doesn't surround its single minded protagonist with enough dramatic cellulose to offset or even validate his lawless persistence. You’ve seen this movie before. In fact, you’ve seen it at least three times already. A retired military man, with a particular set of skills, runs riot through a European city while hunting down the bad guys who have kidnapped his daughter. The Beast, or “Italian Taken,” does just about enough to avoid a lawsuit. The premise here might be identical to what happens in that Liam Neeson actioner, but the characters are drawn a little sharper, and the story beats feel a little weightier. Gifuni, who plays the ageing, PTSD-stricken Leonida Riva, manages to add layers to an otherwise clichéd part. He is estranged from his family. He is a man whose psyche is so shaped by war that he is unable to find a way to live an everyday life. Riva to save his daughter: the excuse he needs to go back into battle. It gives his life purpose:)
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