Terrible

Rating: 3/10 (1 October 2017)

I don't even know where to begin... My wife and I just watched this and were appalled. Somehow they managed to suck all the magic out of this classic. We hated pretty much everything about this movie: the new songs, the changes to the original lyrics, most of the CGI, most of the casting, the direction, the script (which tried to fix what wasn't broken)... Everything. The Gaston in this version is a lightweight compared to the terrifyingly sadistic version in the original. This one is just inconsistently written, self- absorbed, and a bit bipolar, but not really scary. The story line about her Mom was a total waste and unnecessary; the village was way too idyllic; the pacing uneven; and there were too many what the heck moments. The whole film didn't really flow at all, and was incredibly disjointed. One of the worst movies we've ever seen, and we typically like or love Disney movies. Oh and the use of auto-tune in this film totally ruined the singing and grated on our nerves. Plus the lip syncing was blatantly obvious, which is really bad for a musical. All in all, this represents a case study in how not to adapt source material.