Oh dear....

Rating: 4/10 (10 August 2017)

I knew as soon as I saw the trailer that this would not be very good compared to the wonderful 1991 animation. And I was proved right. It just falls flat, thanks largely to Emma Watson's lifeless performance as Belle. She shows no better acting skills than she had in the HP series; ie she is just playing Hermione throughout but with less soul. And her singing....soooo autotuned. No No No. Someone a lot better could have breathed new life into Belle, but EW isn't it. The only part of the film where I even cracked a smile was during the Gaston number; that was fab, as they can all actually sing!!