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There is exactly one fascinating line of dialogue in writer-director Richard LaGravenese’s faux gothic Beautiful Creatures. It is spoken by the insubstantial yet wicked witch Sarafine Duchannes (Emma ...

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Beautiful Creatures is a fascinating amalgam that demonstrates that a movie can be smart and dumb at the same time. Its blend of Southern Gothic and supernatural teen love story makes the movie a ...

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Southern goth-chic gets a swoony supernatural makeover in "Beautiful Creatures," a teen franchise-starter that suggests what "Twilight" might have looked like with a reasonable budget, a competent ...