Forget bad ratings, have an open mind and a box of tissues! Excellent!!!

Rating: 10/10 (1 December 2017)

Beauty and the Beast was my favorite animated movie as a child and I ended up working with illustration later in life thanks to those wonderful characters and environments. I watched this with no expectations, just to pass the time and, boy, was I surprised! The characters and the story have just enough more depth. Emma is absolutely perfect in her role.The entire cast is doing a great job and the dialogue is on point. The costumes and sets are incredible and the story has more of an edge. This movie got so much unnecessary hate and I feel so sorry for those involved in making it. They only deserve a ton of praise. I will probably watch it again and next time I will know better - get a box of tissues because this is a top tearjerker.