Review of Beauty and the Beast (2017) by Josh G — 29 May 2017

Almost a shot for shot remake of the animated feature. It came off as an unnecessary cash grab to me. Boring.

This review of Beauty and the Beast (2017) was written by Josh G on 29 May 2017.

Beauty and the Beast has generally received positive reviews.

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