Beauty and the Beast
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A live-action adaptation of Disney's version of the classic tale of a cursed prince and a beautiful young woman who helps him break the spell.
What critics thought
Critics were genuinely divided: most found the spectacle, costumes, and ensemble cast appealing, but a substantial minority felt the film was too reverentially close to the 1991 animated version to justify its existence, with Emma Watson's performance and vocal work drawing particular disagreement. The clearest point of contention was whether faithful reproduction counted as a virtue or a failure of imagination.
“It's a lovingly crafted movie, and in many ways a good one, but before that it's an enraptured piece of old-is-new nostalgia.”
Owen Gleiberman·Variety
“feels particularly egregious, in part, because it's so slavishly devoted to the original; every time it falls short of its predecessor (which is quite often), it's hard not to notice”
David Sims·The Atlantic
“takes our knowledge and our interest in the material for granted. It zips from one number to another, throwing a ton of frenetically edited eye candy at the screen, charmlessly.”
Michael Phillips·Chicago Tribune
“Beauty and the Beast does justice to Disney's animated classic, even if some of the magic is M.I.A (Missing in Action)”
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone
“There's certainly nothing that new about this version of Beauty and the Beast (well, except it isn't a cartoon anymore), but it's a good recreation of a classic animated film that should leave most die-hards satisfied.”
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Accolades
Genres
Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Cast & Crew
Bill CondonDirector
Emma WatsonBelle
Dan StevensBeast
Luke EvansGaston
Josh GadLeFou
Kevin KlineMaurice
Hattie MorahanAgathe / Enchantress
Haydn GwynneClothilde
Gerard HoranJean the Potter
Ray FearonPère Robert
Ewan McGregorLumière
Ian McKellenCogsworth
Emma ThompsonMrs. Potts
Alan MenkenComposer
Stephen ChboskyWriter
Evan SpiliotopoulosWriter
Tobias A. SchliesslerCinematographyBeauty and the Beast
A live-action adaptation of Disney's version of the classic tale of a cursed prince and a beautiful young woman who helps him break the spell.
What critics thought
Critics were genuinely divided: most found the spectacle, costumes, and ensemble cast appealing, but a substantial minority felt the film was too reverentially close to the 1991 animated version to justify its existence, with Emma Watson's performance and vocal work drawing particular disagreement. The clearest point of contention was whether faithful reproduction counted as a virtue or a failure of imagination.
“It's a lovingly crafted movie, and in many ways a good one, but before that it's an enraptured piece of old-is-new nostalgia.”
Owen Gleiberman·Variety
“feels particularly egregious, in part, because it's so slavishly devoted to the original; every time it falls short of its predecessor (which is quite often), it's hard not to notice”
David Sims·The Atlantic
“takes our knowledge and our interest in the material for granted. It zips from one number to another, throwing a ton of frenetically edited eye candy at the screen, charmlessly.”
Michael Phillips·Chicago Tribune
“Beauty and the Beast does justice to Disney's animated classic, even if some of the magic is M.I.A (Missing in Action)”
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone
“There's certainly nothing that new about this version of Beauty and the Beast (well, except it isn't a cartoon anymore), but it's a good recreation of a classic animated film that should leave most die-hards satisfied.”
Uproxx
Accolades
Genres
Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Cast & Crew
Bill CondonDirectorEmma WatsonBelleDan StevensBeastLuke EvansGastonJosh GadLeFouKevin KlineMauriceHattie MorahanAgathe / EnchantressHaydn GwynneClothildeGerard HoranJean the PotterRay FearonPère RobertEwan McGregorLumièreIan McKellenCogsworthEmma ThompsonMrs. PottsAlan MenkenComposerStephen ChboskyWriterEvan SpiliotopoulosWriterTobias A. SchliesslerCinematographyStream
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