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Beauty and the Beast

2017 Directed by Bill Condon

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A live-action adaptation of Disney's version of the classic 'Beauty and the Beast' tale of a cursed prince and a beautiful young woman who helps him break the spell.

Emma Watson Dan Stevens Luke Evans Kevin Kline Josh Gad Ewan McGregor Stanley Tucci Audra McDonald Gugu Mbatha-Raw Ian McKellen Emma Thompson Nathan Mack Hattie Morahan Adrian Schiller Gerard Horan Haydn Gwynne Ray Fearon Clive Rowe Thomas Padden Alexis Loizon Jimmy Johnston Dean Street Michael Jibson Zoe Rainey Jolyon Coy Rudi Goodman Henry Garrett Harriet Jones Sophie Reid Show All…

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Review by Lucy ★½ 19

i honestly can't remember the last time i was so uninterested in a movie
Review by Julius ★½ 18

In spite of what Disney told us, no, this does not contain an 'openly gay character'. LeFou remains closeted, and his homosexuality is only (very heavily) implied through jokey jokes. The payoff, referred to as a 'nice, exclusively gay moment' by director Bill Condon, is the lamest of these jokes and there's nothing exclusively gay about it. It comes after (and in contrast with) a whole bunch of romantic heterosexual smooching, and presents the mere idea of homosexuality as hilarious. (I wouldn't have been so critical of all this if Disney had not attempted to frame their gay jokes as progressive.)

Anyway, the movie is bullshit and unnecessary. It takes the original's tight screenplay and adds forty minutes of padding,…
Review by josh lewis🌹 ★★½ 6

hard to hate something so endearingly clumsy and well-meaning, even if it is mostly lumbering and uninspired—worth it, however, for the part where the cgi monstrosity transforms into a long-haired, clean-shaven dan stevens & multiple moms shouted "wew!"
Review by Arielrocks5 ★★★★ 44

This is the hardest review I've had to write ever since I joined this website.....

Last night, I spent over three hours attempting to put something together that made any semblance of coherent sense, but spent most of the time crying in my bed, struggling to face the fact that no matter what I'll say, people will still say I'm wrong for my opinion....

As many of you know by now, due to my recently publicized opinion, I've never had a strong connection to the original "Beauty and the Beast" as most of the world does. In my life time, the amount of times I've seen it is a grand total of, three or so.

Once when I was really…
Review by Evan ★★★½ 3

The opening musical number gave me the same feeling I had during the entirety of La La Land.

Movies with an over-bloated production design are becoming my bread and butter.

Emma Watson was the perfect choice for Belle.

Usually I hate Josh Gad, but I really enjoyed him in this movie.

Luke Evans was incredibly entertaining as Gaston.

The voice acting was incredible across the board. Sir Ian McKellen and Ewan McGregor knock it out of the park.

All of the musical numbers are an absolute blast. I want to see this movie again just so I can see all the musical numbers again.

I wasn't a big fan of how The Beast looked. But Dan Stevens gave a really good performance as him.

As far as I'm concerned Beauty and the Beast is the best live-action Disney film thus far.
Review by Diego Tutweiller ★½ 9

Tale as old as time
Told twelve times before
Now we're strapped for cash
Time for a rehash
Remake it once more

Always just the same
Never a surprise
Always as before
And ever just as sure
As the sun will rise

Just a little change
Small to say the least
So that they can say
It had to be remade
Beauty and the Beast

Recent reviews

Review by Andy Collopy ★★★ 1

Who made the decision that major Hollywood musicals should have lower singing standards than mediocre community theatre?
Review by tiff ★★★★

Didn't crush me like the remake of Cinderella, but still wildly entertaining and nostalgic, especially for a lover of books and a hater of all the plot holes in the original.
Review by Justin 🙇🏽 ★★½

not good, but blends together my two favorite things, ewan mcgregor and caricatured french accents
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Via bluray

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Review by famulan ★★

*files nails* ur telling me that the clock & candlestick r....not together. sounds fake but oka..y..
Review by Sam ★★½

Wonderfully imagined and voiced servants and the "Be my guest" musical number are the highlights; however, the titular chracters are both rather dull, and the film is a real exposition slog until Belle makes it to the castle.
Review by Film Five ★★★★

'Beauty and the Beast' (2017) is a fantasy romance film directed by Bill Condon. It stars Emma Watson and co-stars Dan Stevens and my fellow Welshman Luke Evans amongst others. It is a live-action remake of the animated classic (1991), which was the first animated film ever to be nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars. It is one of a number of Disney live-action remakes, following the likes of 'Cinderella' (2015) and 'The Jungle Book' (2016).

This remake has several positives to discuss. The set design is fantastic, and the music is excellent. Voice-work is good from Ewan McGregor and Ian McKellen in particular. Though she has received some criticism, I thought that Emma Watson was very good as…
Review by Lucy Alice 🌿 ★★★★★

So much love for this film. So so so much.
Review by Maciej Cichosz ★★½

"Beauty and the Beast" is not as glamorous as it is supposed to be. There is a lot to behold (visually) in its 45 minutes longer runtime, but less in the actual relationship. Beast's CG is very distracting, although some special effects are marvellous, and Belle played by Watson is dull and uninspiring.