Does "Beat" give deep insights into the psyches of the handful of writers who many people think started the Beat revolution, precursor to the Hippy era, with their poetry and literature? Nope. "Beat" zooms in on a fragment of the life of Will Burroughs and his wife Joan (their Mexico tenure) as it dogs through its superficial examination failing to conjure anything of historical significance or even good drama save Joan's unusual demise. "Beat" is a technically good film which is artful, well cast, well acted, etc. However, there simply isn't enough meat on its bones or depth of the characters to make it a worthwhile watch. In a word, boring. (C+)
