A nice try that can't get up the hill its fighting against -slight spoiler

Rating: 5/10 (22 March 2017)

I wish I could love this movie more. I wish that I could think that it is a nice new look at the story with some cool twists and ad ons, but sadly it is not for me. Beauty and the Beast is a try hard movie that just doesn't live up to the hype around it. The animated classic is a best picture winner ad this film tries to be a shot by shot adaptation of it, but it sadly simply doesn't have the spunk of the original.
The film does do some very good things. I did find a lot of strength in the character of Belle and a lot of energy in Emma Watson's performance. It was a very good performance and one of the more positive things about the film as a whole that I really liked about it. I was really taken in by all the time and commitment she had put into this role.
The set design of this film is also quite good. I loved how pretty this film looked and was one of the things that really grabbed me about this movie and made it more enjoyable for me. Every design of the film mad me more interested in learning about the world they inhabit and just staying inside it.
Sadly we have to leave all that beauty for a lot of slow meaningless padding. This film just feels too long. With 2 hours in length the film just goes on and on. The animated classic was only a hour and about 15 mins and told it's story quickly and very welly. This film drags everything out and makes it all too lengthy and I hated that about it.
Also people made such a big deal about Le Fou being gay well then all you gay haters can get over it and all you supporters can feel very whatever about it, because they do nothing with it. They literally just sit on it and have a few lines here or there, but for the most part if that is what your worried about then don't be.
Overall Beauty and the Beast is a slow moving film that meanders a lot and doesn't know how to tell this story in a captivating way.