Synopsis
Forced to face the cruel side of life, a devastated, bankrupt merchant chances upon the enchanted castle of a hideous creature, the mere sight of it chills the bone to the marrow. There, a fate worse than death awaits the poor father-of-six, who, after plucking a sweet-scented rose from the repulsive master's verdant garden, must do the impossible: permit his compassionate daughter, Belle, to take his place and pay for the sins of her parent. Now, an impenetrable mystery shrouds the haunted mansion, and, as repugnance gradually turns into affection, only true love could break the spell.
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Cast
- Léa SeydouxBelle
- Vincent CasselThe Beast
- André DussollierBelle's Father
- Eduardo NoriegaPerducas
- Myriam CharleinsAstrid
- Audrey LamyAnne
- Sara GiraudeauClotilde
- Jonathan DemurgerJean-Baptiste
- Nicolas GobMaxime
- Louka MeliavaTristan
Recommendations
- 88
RogerEbert.com
The end result is a sturdy and frequently dazzling version of the material that should leave audiences swooning with delight. - 50
Slant Magazine
Christophe Gans’s telling of Beauty and the Beast abounds in impersonal and unsatisfying sumptuousness. - 50
The A.V. Club
Without a poignant note or undercurrent of suggestion, it amounts to a world of effects, rather than a world of magic. - 42
IndieWire
Gans isn’t especially concerned with the outcome this coupling, instead reveling in overwrought and often bloated storytelling, lush details and some of the year’s most unnerving CGI. - 42
Consequence
The chief appeal of Gans’ Beauty and the Beast is its sumptuous, ornate production and costume design, and the flamboyant glee with which Gans’ camera captures it all. - 40
Los Angeles Times
The film is most acceptable when it sticks to its beauty-and-beast dynamic. Even then it’s too dizzying and grandiose and the chemistry between the lead characters is pretty much nil. - 30
The Hollywood Reporter
Whenever the camera settles down to record a simple conversation between two characters, things suddenly feel stilted, as if the filmmakers cannot build the drama without flinging a hundred different things in front of the lens at the same time. - 30
Variety
There’s digital wizardry galore in this Beauty and the Beast, but precious little magic.
