Review of Beauty and the Beast (2017) by Sashoflove — 22 Feb 2020

**** up the original is the worst thing a live-action remake could possibly do. But 'Beauty and The Beast' doesn't do that. Infact, it's enchanting even when it plays staggeringly safe. And it's an original because how sharply and commandingly the narrative still lifts off the surface.

Of course the performances of everyone but Emma Watson are waferthin, they do everything they can to revision and revisit the animated grandeur of original with sharp visuals in reality. Missing it will not be entirely satisfying, and it's a wonderful film to look at.