Review of Beauty and the Beast (2014) by Jason V — 18 Jun 2017

The costumes (and a lot of the visuals) deserve 5 or more stars, but...

This review of Beauty and the Beast (2014) was written by Jason V on 18 Jun 2017.

Beauty and the Beast has generally received mixed reviews.

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