But while the film shows more
promise than its spiritual predecessor in the early stages, its overdependence on the love story between its two leads prevents «Beautiful Creatures» from distinguishing itself as anything other than an unfortunate «Twilight» wannabe.
It may seem lazy to draw such comparisons, but «Beautiful Creatures» is about as close to a «Twilight» clone that Hollywood has produced, trading vampires and werewolves for witches, and although the film shows more
promise than its spiritual predecessor in the early stages, its overdependence on the main love story prevents «Beautiful Creatures» from distinguishing itself as anything other than a «Twilight» wannabe.