Beastly

A modern-day take on the "Beauty and the Beast" tale where a New York teen is transformed into a hideous monster in order to find true love. --IMDb

• Alex Pettyfer (or as Nora likes to refer to him as Alexander Pettypants) is adorably sexy and I knew he'd be fantastic for this role.
• I love story-retellings and I loved Beastly by Alex Flinn.
• Who doesn't love a little chick flick once in a while?

The actors I adored were Alex Pettyfer and Neil Patrick Harris.  Harris was perfect for his role.  Not only did he play the part as a blind guy very well, but added humor in almost every line.  And Pettyfer was gorgeous and acting-wise, he portrayed Kyle much better than he portrayed Four in I Am Number Four.

• Make-up: Kendra, the evil witch, played by Olsen- her eyeshadow made her eyes very intense, and the tattoos on Kyle, played by Pettyfer, were amazingly done.  (A little fact: Kyle's eye brows spell the words, "Embrace Suck," which is said by Kendra earlier in the film.)
• The tree tattoo on Kyle's arm was a great way to incorperate the book cover into the movie.
• Wardrobe: Olsen's wardrobe was magnificent- Suttirat Anne Larlarb, costume designer- I applaud you.

• Lindy's "kidnapping"
• Kyle's beastly appearance
• Chatroom talks with Kyle, I barely saw any IM in the movie

• Obviously, it wasn't an action film, but I could have lived without all the silent, dead space.
• Kyle's creepy stalking abilities, that was kind of a turn-off for me.

• Mary-Kate Olsen's acting, all of her acting was done within the confines of the intense look in her eyes, but not in her lines (which were delayed and poorly executed).