Review of Beauty and the Beast (2017) by Emma B — 12 Sep 2017

Designed with potential, but delivered with exhaustingly hollow embellishment that relies on nostalgia to evoke feeling.

This review of Beauty and the Beast (2017) was written by Emma B on 12 Sep 2017.

Beauty and the Beast has generally received positive reviews.

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