An enjoyable and heartwarming family movie with a great soundtrack

Rating: 8/10 (26 March 2017)

"Beauty and the Beast" is another proof that Disney can make heartwarming and entertaining Live-Action movies. Lets start by saying a few words about the acting and characters. Emma Watson, despite a shaky start, shows off her acting skills and not only that but she also proves that she is a quite good singer. Kevin Kline shows off his skills as well and makes a rather serious role enjoyable and quirky. The most enjoyable part of the whole movie are the voices of the castle's staff. Ewan McGreggor, Emma Thomson and Ian McKellen have such a great chemistry just with their voices and it just feels natural for them to be like this. All the singing performances of all actors are just amazing and heartwarming. Furthermore I must say that all the casting decisions made here were spot on. The costumes are marvelous and perfectly reflect the characteristics of each single character, may it be the joy and cleverness of Belle or the sadness of her father. Moving on to cinematography we can say that there are many great extreme long shots of the castle, forest or simply the village that make the viewer want to jump into the screen and spent time in this magic land. Often the camera expresses the feelings of all characters very well. One more thing that should be mentioned is that the whole set and all the props are just beautiful and make the village appear so welcoming and at home. This movie makes the viewer feel welcome and at home in every way and I just did not want it to end because it was so entertaining. While there is many great things to say about this movie there are also some minor criticisms. First, Belle just seems so small and unremarkable in the whole setting of the castle. Another thing that bothered me was that in some scenes the lighting was off and it appeared a bit dark. A rather minor thing was Evan's acting appeared a little wooden throughout the movie but luckily it was well compensated by Josh Gad's funny and quirky performance. In conclusion we can say that "Beauty and the Beast" is a very well made movie with an outstanding soundtrack and great acting performances as well as some great shots of scenery. At the end I can say that Disney outdid themselves once more and I hope that whatever movie they decide to make Live-Action next will be as good as this one.