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47 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80CineVueJoe WalshCineVueJoe WalshAdoring fans of the original will surely not be disappointed. Disney have cast their magic spell once again, creating a modern romantic fable with lavish visuals and wickedly entertaining performances.
- 80EmpireNick de SemlyenEmpireNick de SemlyenThose who predicted this wouldn’t hold a talking candle to the animated original will be pleasantly surprised. The tale may be as old as time, but it’s retold with freshness, brio and flair.
- 80Total FilmMatt MaytumTotal FilmMatt MaytumA delightful live-action recreation of a familiar fable. You’ve seen it before, but its spirit and pizzaz are pretty much irresistible.
- 67Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyEntertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyIt’s fine and funny and sweet and lush and some of the songs are infectious, but I still don’t completely understand why it exists — and why they couldn’t do more with it.
- 60We Got This CoveredMatt DonatoWe Got This CoveredMatt DonatoBeauty And The Beast lacks some of the astonishing visual prowess of previous Disney live-action remakes, but still sings and dances with enjoyable style.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinThe Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinIt’s a Michelin-triple-starred master class in patisserie skills that transforms the cinematic equivalent of a sugar rush into a kind of crystal meth-like narcotic high that lasts about two hours. Only once viewers have come down and digested it all might they feel like the whole experience was actually a little bland, lacking in depth and so effervescent as to be almost instantly forgettable.
- 45TheWrapDan CallahanTheWrapDan CallahanThis new mainly live-action Disney version of the oft-told story directed by Bill Condon feels largely perfunctory. Where it flounders most is on the miscasting of several crucial roles.
- 42The PlaylistRodrigo PerezThe PlaylistRodrigo PerezUltimately Beauty And The Beast feels like a cynical rehash seemingly created just to make a fiscal year sound promising to shareholders. This is a product that’s more manufactured than inspired.