It is what it is

Rating: 6/10 (13 June 2017)

I have to admit, I'm not really sure where to stand on "Beauty and the Beast". The Mouse clearly didn't treat this with kid gloves; the costumes alone are eye-candy enough and there's not one negative to this cast.
But when you get right down to it, it's purely a reimagining (for lack of a better word). As if you'd ever watched the original and thought to yourself, "This is great, but I wonder what it'd be like with Emma Watson as Belle, or Josh Gad as LeFou". You're getting the same songs, dialogue and set pieces, and the story doesn't stray at all from the animated version. And yet I found myself missing Angela Lansbury, Celine Dion and the cutesy Disney supporting players (the CGI on Lumiere, Cogsworth and Mrs. Potts & Chip just doesn't compare . . . especially on the Beast).
It's a well-appointed movie, and somehow disappointing.
6/10