Something...Not There

Rating: 3/10 (24 March 2017)

(Spoilers ahead, possibly)
As much as I love Disney, shame on them for insisting on modernizing classic animated movies by making live-action remakes. From the moment I heard of this movie being in production, a part of me knew that it would never measure up to the beloved 1991 film, yet try to compensate for this fact with some *grand* musical numbers and better developed elements of the story and characters...
This movie, in my opinion, is just okay, and I would not mind never watching it after that first viewing (save for a few scenes toward the end). In my opinion, B&tB tries a bit too hard to impress viewers of a new generation (predictable), and the use of auto-tune on the female lead was annoying and unnecessary (none of that that rubbish, or cast an actress who can actually sing well!) The new songs enhance the story but are altogether unmemorable. The live-action versions of Mrs. Potts and the rest of the enchanted objects looked so dainty and realistic, it was creepy and "unmagical" to me. As for the main characters, the writers did not even seem to give Gaston a chance. He was deeply unlikable from the beginning, so his characterization was not very well-rounded in this version (villains deserve even a bit of love/empathy).
There are enough remakes/reboots being made nowadays, and I find it upsetting that Disney ended up tampering with one of its classics. This movie is a bit of a disappointment. Listen to the other reviewers stating you would be better off re-watching the original.