Beauty and the Beast
Directed by Bill Condon
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- CallumDecember 29, 2025⭐⭐⭐⭐ – Beauty and the Beast – A respectful remake with room to breathe. Overall, I thought this live-action version did a solid job of honouring the original. It knows the legacy it’s working under and, for the most part, treats it with care rather than trying to radically reinvent it. Emma Watson works here — you do have to be on board with her casting, but I never found her wooden in the way some critics did. When one of the loudest complaints people had was about the colour of her dress, that feels pretty telling. The performance is restrained, sure, but it fits this interpretation of Belle: thoughtful, composed, and grounded rather than overtly theatrical. Visually, it leans into grandeur without losing the fairy-tale warmth. The familiar songs land well, the supporting cast brings energy, and the film generally understands why the animated version worked in the first place. It doesn’t hit every emotional beat as cleanly, but it doesn’t undermine them either. Is it as good as the animated classic? No — but that’s a high bar, and nostalgia is doing a lot of heavy lifting there. Seen on its own terms, this stands as one of the stronger Disney live-action remakes: respectful, polished, and genuinely enjoyable. 🍵 A classic English breakfast tea — familiar, comforting, and best appreciated without overthinking the comparison to the original brew.
- Daniel GustavssonOctober 11, 2024Better than I expected, but not a good movie by a far stretch. The acting is awful, and it's almost like they made that a theme of the movie. Like it is a little bit extra "goofy" because of it. And Lumieres design is a disappointment as well. Otherwise the movie is just what any serious movie watcher should already expect: a run of the mill blockbuster romance. Moving on.
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Beauty and the Beast Trivia
Beauty and the Beast was released on March 16, 2017.
Beauty and the Beast was directed by Bill Condon.
Beauty and the Beast has a runtime of 2h 9m.
Beauty and the Beast was produced by Todd Lieberman, David Hoberman.
A brave, beautiful, and brilliant young woman is imprisoned by a beast in his castle. Despite her fears, she learns to see beyond the beast's hideous exterior and realize the gentle heart of the true prince within him.
The key characters in Beauty and the Beast are Belle (Emma Watson), Beast (Dan Stevens), Gaston (Luke Evans).
Beauty and the Beast is rated PG.
Beauty and the Beast is a Musical, Family, Fantasy film.
Beauty and the Beast has an audience rating of 10 out of 10.
Beauty and the Beast had a budget of $160M.
Beauty and the Beast has made $1.27B at the box office.