Alien at the Movies

Beast

Nate (Idris Elba), a recently widowed husband, returns to South Africa, where he first met his wife, on a long-planned trip with his 2 daughters to visit Martin (Sharlto Copley), an old family friend. A fascinating tour of this beautiful country & its wildlife turns deadly when a ferocious, man-eating rogue lion begins attacking them & anyone else in its path. It is a terrifying horrific experience with this huge beast stalking & lunging at its prey. Fortunately Nate is a doctor who must perform on the spot emergency first aid. This is a travelogue slasher film with that relentless unstoppable attacker, if you like that genre. It’s storyline is pure & simple. More of a guilty pleasure film. Whether man or beast, one must do whatever necessary to protect its own.

Alien gives it 2½  “law of the jungle” stars out of 4.