A very good remake of a classic story

Rating: 9/10 (7 June 2017)

When the father of an odd girl gets kidnapped in a distant forest, she sets out to find him, only to find an enchanted castle ruled by a hideous beast. Exchanging places with her father, she slowly discovers that there is more to the monster than it appears so an unexpected relationship begins to build up.
This movie retells the classic story using live action sequences and state of the art CGI. It mostly follows the footsteps of its predecessor, the animation film, and like it, it creates an enjoyable atmosphere though its wonderful and captivating story. The animated moments are top notch while the characters play their role very well but I cannot escape the feeling that it misses something. It is mostly the same as the animation masterpiece that inspired it, but somehow doesn't manage to stay on par with it, or to create and inspire that feeling that no other movie can.
It is a very well executed film, but it somehow does not have a soul, fact which alters the overall sensation. A very good movie overall but you'll still have to see the animation in order to understand what I mean.