Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

The cinematography in this is absolutely incredible. The story is fantastic. I do wish there was more storyline on Belle falling in love so you are able to grasp that she has indeed fallen in love with a beast at the end. I like this version better than the Disney one. It's closer to the actual tale than Disney. Watch it, you won't be disappointed

An unexpected romance blooms after the the youngest daughter of a merchant who has fallen on hard times offers herself to the mysterious beast to which her father has become indebted. Beauty and the Beast is a movie that suffers from boring characters and a story that has been told 1.000.000 times by now and it's getting confusing, boring and bad and this version proves it this is not Disney or that 80's show with Ron Perlman and Linda Hamilton instead we have untalented Vincent Cassel as the Beast and Léa Seydoux as Belle who does a nice job after 15 or 20 minutes pass you will start skip scenes for the film to reach it's finale. Plus the cgi was awful this film gets a non recommend without a doubt.

The classic fairy tale of a beautiful girl who has to live with the beast in order to protect her family. Now, the story follows almost the well known one, which is more than fine, as most of the Beauty and the Beast nowadays tend to alter the story too much. The landscapes were beautiful, the castle, the tower, the forest, even Belle's country house. And the costumes were nice, some of Belle's garments though were a little too much. Now, the story started okay, with a nice pace, but started rushing towards the end. When did Belle fell in love with the beast? I must have missed that part between watching her having dreams about the past and running away from him after taking a pick of him gorging over a deer. The special effects were a little childish and certainly unrealistic, but the final battle was okay. For me, the prince\beast should have been played by a younger man, but other than that the performances were nice and not too much over the top. So 3 out of 10.

You probably have heard the story more or less, so you'll know where this is heading. Therefor the flashbacks might either work, because the movie establishes two time-lines (three if you take the storyteller into it) and the movie jumps forth and back. It's nicely told and it does have very good visuals.We get some fine french acting talent, with one from Spain thrown into the mix for good measure. Acting talent is up for it then, but might not make up for the predictability of the story. While there is no full nudity, there is a lot of skin shown, which is OK in Europe, but I'm not sure how it'll play over in America. Just be aware of that. Other than that, some CG looks a bit "cheap", but overall the fantasy aspect works in its favor (and it is aimed at the little ones, who are listening and kind of take the part of the viewer). Nice little touch at the end