)"[1] Paul Attard of Slant Magazine considered it among the collaborations on God Did that came off as "cloyingly artificial", writing, "Future and SZA add little passion to the frigid 'Beautiful'".
"[3] Dani Blum of Pitchfork wrote, "SZA gets confined to the chorus on 'Beautiful,' when she could've added zest to Future's croaky raps about eating shrooms and burning sage.
Mosi Reeves of Rolling Stone wrote, "Fans continue to debate whether Future is still an artistic force or a complacent superstar in decline, but his pairing with SZA on 'Beautiful' generates a few sparks.
"[5] HipHopDX's Ben Brutocao wrote that it "finds Future at his most compelling and likable, with two excellent verses separated by a grand chorus from SZA.
Directed by Colin Tilley, it opens with DJ Khaled on a boat with a young woman and complimenting her beautiful features, before showing him, Future and SZA on a mirrored platform in the sand.