# The Beast Review

> Samuel L. Jackson and Joel Kinnaman clash in a chaotic car chase that's both silly and tedious.
- Title: The Beast Review · The Hollywood Reporter | Shortify
- Summary: Samuel L. Jackson and Joel Kinnaman clash in a chaotic car chase that's both silly and tedious. The Beast is a Renny Harlin action film featuring Samuel L…
- Keywords: the beast, samuel l. jackson, joel kinnaman, renny harlin, action film, car chase, terrorist, Beast, Review, The Hollywood Reporter
- Source: The Hollywood Reporter — https://hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-beast-review-samuel-l-jackson-joel-kinnaman-1236723292
- Author: Frank Scheck
- Published: 2026-10-07T19:37:28+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: the beast, samuel l. jackson, joel kinnaman, renny harlin, action film, car chase, terrorist
## The Beast Review
The Beast is a Renny Harlin action film featuring Samuel L. Jackson and Joel Kinnaman in a car chase with terrorists, described as a 'deadly combo of silly and tedious'.

> And it's all just been fucking destroyed.
## Action Sequence
The film opens with a government security forces crawl stating they are a 'dynamic, imperishable illustration of American might' before the car is destroyed in a terrorist attack.

> U.S. government security forces are a dynamic, imperishable illustration of American might.
## Terrorist Attack
Joel Kinnaman plays a Secret Service agent fighting a hooded terrorist in the car while dodging explosions and automatic weapons fire.

> The car drives on while dodging a series of explosions, a seemingly endless number of terrorists armed with automatic weapons shoot at it to no avail.
## Key takeaway

The Beast is a Renny Harlin action film featuring Samuel L. Jackson and Joel Kinnaman in a car chase with terrorists, described as a 'deadly combo of silly and tedious'.