Disappointing

Rating: 4/10 (1 April 2017)

I think even if you've never seen beauty and the beast certain parts of this movie still wouldn't be acceptable. As everyone is saying and I can also affirm, this COULD have been a great movie. I love Emma Watson but she was a complete miscast. At no point did her singing ever sound real or natural it was auto tuned beyond belief. I felt like I was listening to a computer. I think even if they dubbed her singing over it would've been a stronger choice. Occasionally even some of her lines are delivered very dryly which I found sad because I was really rooting for her to prove everyone wrong. Everyone else was great. The beast I think was a miscast too though, after he transforms at the end you'll find something just looks and feels awkward and not very Prince like about him. Just go watch the original. The issue with Hollywood is they're more concerned with $ than taking the time to cast the right people even if they have to be unknowns who can at least hold a tune. If you want to see amazing live action stick with Favreau's films and go watch Jungle Book or wait for his live action lion king. His films are never a let down.