Aesthetics with zero substance...

Rating: 2/10 (22 May 2017)

I was looking forward to the movie. Unfortunately, this turned out to be just an expensive money-grab! I completely agree with those who say that Ms Watson failed to deliver as Belle, though, honestly, I wasn't feeling any magic from Dan Stevens, either.
Beginning of the movie looked promising, but it went downhill from there. I found almost every scene with Belle and the Beast cringe worthy, to say the least. Not to mention that last dance scene. The whole movie actually felt choreographed and not acted, at all.
The fact that everyone already knows the story going into the cinema to see the movie, doesn't excuse the sloppy mess this was made into. It does not excuse zero effort in trying to convey any emotion and have us drowning in overwhelming and unnecessary CGI. I felt as if watching a fashion show with amateur actors trying to convince me its theme is supposed to be "beauty and the beast".
Really, really disappointed!