The animated film is better

Rating: 3/10 (10 April 2017)

What a shame that Disney missed the mark by so much on this. The animated film and the stage production both are wonderful but this live action remake is slow, stodgy and just plan boring. They assigned parts to actors who didn't have the range to sing them correctly and used effects that were only impressive if you keep one eye shut.
The much-publicized gay moment hardly registers so I would not keep your children from this film on that account. The sad thing is that several really good songs have been left out and the French period they've chosen to portray is one of such extreme fashion that the people don't even look real. Smaller children will be very confused.
I wouldn't waste your time or money to see this at the theater, and if you already have, well, that's two hours you'll never get back again.