Ok, but a tad disappointing

Rating: 1/10 (30 March 2018)

Beauty and the Beast (2017) is a remake that stars Emma Watson as Belle, a young inventor who goes to the ghastly Beast's (Dan Stevens) castle in order to rescue her Father Maurice (Kevin Kline), she becomes captive and learns of the beasts curse which can only be broken by true loves kiss.
Meanwhile the arrogant Gaston (Luke Evans) is driven by his lust for Belle to acts of violence.
The Good:
The supporting cast is Great! McGregor, McKellan, Mbatha-Raw, Tucci, Thompson, Gad and Kline all fit their respective roles remarkably.
Luke Evans is a very fitting Gaston, he played the role very well.
Also good is the architecture, they spent a lot of money bringing the castle to life and it shows!
The added scenes are interesting, they actually add some more character depth by adding backstory.
The Bad:
First the Beast. Dan Stevens performance isn't bad, just bland, it's the CGI however that sucks. The Beast just looks unfinished. It's really an eye-sore.
Next Belle, Emma Watson just ended up being a bad choice. her singing voice is auto-tuned, her delivery of her lines is dull and boring. She's definitely no Paige O'Hara.
Lastly the pacing is bad, the movie really drags at several parts.
Overall I gave it a somewhat positive rating because I really do like the story. but this version of the film is lacking in Disney magic.