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Oct 16, 2017Beatricksy rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Soulless and distressing, with lots of uncanny valley animations and bland facial expressions (and a snobby snarky look from Belle that makes her seem sarcastic and uninterested). The songs lack the heart of the original; the servants are manipulative jailkeepers willing to throw Belle into lockdown to keep her in the castle; the Beast is not an agent in his own story--he doesn't show her to her room, he doesn't invite her to dinner, he doesn't carefully consider what sort of gift she would like; the town doesn't even seem to LIKE Gaston since LeFou has to bribe them to sing; the dress is boring; why is the enchantress still here; the camera angles are flat and unimaginative for a fantasy film, being mostly long shots; Beast's magical book is like the most unnecessary thing ever; and "THE PLAGUE."