Way better than I expected!

Rating: 9/10 (27 March 2017)

This was an amazing movie. Of course everyone has heard of Beauty and the Beast. I didn't remember much of the story; I was a young girl when I first saw the movie and other fairy tales like it. Then after becoming older, I grew out of fairy tales. Although I knew the gist of Beauty and the Beast, I did not know everything that would eventually unfold in the plot. It makes me want to get reacquainted with all of the popular fairy tales. I really enjoyed this film a lot. Emma Watson was fantastic and so stunning! The music was overwhelmingly spectacular! I will check out this soundtrack for sure! "Belle" and "Belle (REPRISE)" were great. I'm not too familiar with the music of Beauty and the Beast, except for its title track. It was lovely to hear versions of songs that I'm sure I heard when I was little. My only criticism of the film is that I felt that they spent a ton of time building up to the meeting between Belle and the Beast, that it feels a little rushed when they actually start getting friendlier with each other, spending time together, reading books together. I felt that the transitioning in the middle was a little too quick and all of a sudden, they are in love with each other. But other than that, 9 OUT OF 10! I would definitely recommend this film. It's not just entertainment for young people. This is a classic fairy tale and people of all ages should see this.