![]() It's "Beauty and the Beast," for goodness' sake: a tale as old as time, a song as old as rhyme and all that. The New York Times: To quote a lyric from one of the songs in "Beauty and the Beast," "there may be something there that wasn't there before." The familiar elements are all in place, of course. Is the movie as transporting and witty a romantic fantasy as the animated original? Does it fall crucially short? Or is it in some ways better? The answer, at different points in the film, is yes to all three, but the bottom line is this: The new "Beauty and the Beast" is a touching, eminently watchable, at times slightly awkward experience that justifies its existence yet never totally convinces you it's a movie the world was waiting for. ![]() Variety: Going into "Beauty and the Beast," the sheer curiosity factor exerts a uniquely intense lure. ![]()
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