Great movie but the cast could have been better

Rating: 7/10 (19 March 2017)

This film could have easily been an 8.5 but unfortunately this could not be. Emma Watson was not the best actor for sweet, friendly, enthusiastic Belle. From the beginning of the movie Belle seemed so.... distant, cold, dull, boring. She was nothing like Belle from the animated classic at all. Emma Watson was definitely not for this role and its very disappointing. And oh my goodness--- Emma's singing and the drastic attempt to fix her singing with effects. That was horrible! I noticed that the sound was... off during singing. How easy is it to find a Belle that has an upbeat attitude, is pretty and sings really well? These days they rather cast famous actors for the role, rather than the best actor for the role--- to make more money. The film suffers for this.
Other than the Emma Watson disappointment (since shes the main character) the graphics could have been better. The beast looked too fake. I know that they could have made it more believable.
Overall, I loved the movie because it reminded me of the good old days.
P.S. I think the Prince looked better as the beast. Lol. Seriously.