~Movie~ Beastly

So this movie is based off of a book. And as far as sticking to the book, they did a bad job.  But as far as making a decent movie, I enjoyed it. I will say that Vanessa Hudgens isn't my favorite actress. I'd like to see her take a few acting classes. It would be good for her. Alex Pettyfer was great. He is proving to have a good range. And I like to see that in actors.

So onto the movie. And there will be spoilers. So beware if you don't like that sort of thing.
So in the book he's actually turned in to a beast. Fangs and all. But in the movie he's just deformed. And I have to say I like that. Because, really, making a man into a hairy beast on real life film would either come off as scary and gruesome, or fake and cheesy. And the make up artists did a good job making him deformed. It looked real and plausible. And I will say he looks good with his shirt off even when he's all "beasty". But they should've made Vanessa look a little more plain. She's a beautiful girl, and the actual character is rather plain and ordinary looking. But life goes on... :)

Mary Kate Olsen was awesome!! I'm so happy to see her in a role that isn't some sweet little teeny bopper. She needed a break out role as a bad ass and I think this was a great start.

Neil Patrick Harris portrayed the tutor role really well. He was a great addition to this cast lineup and made me laugh more than once. I think I may have even snorted a time or two.

Now some of the BIG differences between the movie and the book; and these are spoilers!
The opening speech that Kyle gives is different. And the one in the book was way better.
How the 2 main characters meet is different, but not bad.
Now in the book, Vanessa's character comes to live with the "beast" because her Dad breaks into his house and gets blackmailed into giving over his daughter. But in the movie, the father kills someone and is blackmailed that way. I would have preferred the books take on things just because then there wouldn't have been any death. But oh well, no biggie.
The ending was WAAAYY off, and I really wish they had stuck to the book. The movie ending just didn't seem to have as much heart and depth to it as it could have.
I do wish it had been longer. It was only an hour and a half and had they extended it to 2 hours, they could have told a little more of the story. There were times when it felt a little rushed.

Overall I'd say it's worth it to see in theaters if you want a cute chick flick to see with your gal pals. I went with 3 of mine and we had a good time. But some might want to wait for the DVD.

But that's just my opinion.......