Oh dear, where to start?!

Rating: 5/10 (27 December 2017)

The animated film was a great film good animation, story, music and is considered one of the best Disney films. I must say it is a great movie.
I sat down to watch this remake with high hopes as Disney have been getting it right again in recent years. Well, it's a bit of a mess. There are lots of original scores which pleases me but I don't know what went wrong as they had no depth or pace. It really felt flat. This also goes for some of the acting. Emma Watson - well she just doesn't live up to being Belle, it's all a bit wooden. I also thought that the Beast (CGI mess) was also flat and wooden. The voice wasn't deep or gruff enough. Gaston - the actor actually did quite well but he is meant to be as big as a barge and arrogant. Again the actor didn't fit the bill.
It isn't a disaster as some are saying but it isn't the classic that is the 1991 animated film. It all feels too fake, too slow and too shallow.
Sorry Disney but you got it wrong with this one.