Reviews here are overwhelmingly bad and probably shying away those who liked it

Rating: 10/10 (22 May 2017)

I agree with many of the negative points about the movie. Emma Watson is cute and charming but not the best character for the role, and the CGI beast is awful. Maybe I watched the original film too long ago, but I thought it was a touching and audiovisually gorgeous movie that definitely didn't deserve less than 5 stars (my rating is actually overrated to make it some justice).
In light of the controversy that surrounded the movie, it probably left social justice warriors disappointed. They added a new song in which Belle suggests that she lost her innocence and became a fully grown woman when she started to notice the kinder side of the Beast and grew feelings for him. And LeFou, one of the characters that caused the controversy, is one of the comic reliefs, and a very good one I might add.
This movie is definitely not in the same category as Maleficent, in which the original story was twisted and deformed to fit a political agenda and disown and make fun of Disney's own mythology. It is in almost every aspect a live action version of the original movie with a few liberties taken.
It is beautiful and family safe in every aspect (except maybe for a 2/3 second scene near the end that might raise eyebrows), and it is the same beautiful story of love and sacrifice as the original.