BEAUTY AND THE BASTARD: the movie review
Posted on March 11, 2009
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A romantic comedy “Beauty and the Bastard†tells a story about Sune, a fanatic hiphop-DJ and Nelli, a snobbish over-achiever who fall in love while trying to take advantage of each other. Nelli, a girl who´s been subdued by praise, is on her way to medical school if her parents can help it, even though she daydreams about a career as a singer. If only she could come up with a demo that she could use to show her talent to the record companies. Sune, a beaten down kid from a rough area, is a talented hip hop DJ who´s afraid of women. To show his friends otherwise, he makes a bet that he can get Nelli to sleep with him. His friends don´t believe a beauty like her would even spit Sune´s way. But Nelli sees an opportunity to get herself a free demo.
As they use each other, they fall for each other. There´s a lot of road to cover to meet halfway. The lady needs to learn to stop trying to please everyone. The tramp needs to learn to observe others in life as well as in art. Sune´s friends have a barrel of fun with what goes on. But Nelli´s boyfriend and Isukki aren´t at all pleased. Nelli is preparing for med school to please her snobbish parents even though she herself day dreams about a singer’s career. If only she could get the chance to show her talent to the record company execs…
Sune is a downcast suburban kid and a talented hiphop-DJ with a hidden fear for women. To proof his manly prowess he takes a bet to get into Nelli’s pants even though his friends are sure that little miss goody-two shoes won’t even spit at Sune let alone talk to him. But Nelli sees a chance in Sune – for a free demo. In the process of lying to each other Nelli and Sune happen to fall in love. Sune’s friends have a barrel of fun with what goes on. But Nelli’s boyfriend and Dad aren’t at all pleased. Taking this path untravelled is taking a jump to the unknown…
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