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I’ve been looking everywhere for an image of Dan Stevens in the beast body suit. At least he managed not to step on Emma Watson’s toes!
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6.5/10
I think I am in the minority here when I say that I didn’t like this film. Dan Stevens, and Gaston’s buddy were great, and Luke Evans (Gaston) was even better, but Emma Watson was totally the wrong choice for Belle (as I predicted from the trailer). Even though I loved the others’ acting, the visuals, the songs and the fleshing-out of the characters via the backstories, the choice in actress for Belle ruined it for me (and for the hubby, too).
In the cartoon version Belle’s facial expressions and tone are both full of genuine warmth and friendliness. (I normally stick to the Grimm’s version of fairytales but Beauty and Beast is the only exception). Emma Watson’s however, were not. I get the impression that a lot of Americans are dazzled by her clipped English accent, that it makes her sound intelligent. As an English woman, I am not. I saw the fake-friendliness and fake-warmth that I find is very common to the English, in particular the Southerners (not saying they are all like that, of course). I also find EW inflexible as an actress. All I saw was EW playing herself (or playing a singing Hermione). Her acting in all her movies is stiff; technical rather than easy and natural.
Disney has almost ruined the memory of the cartoon version for me. Almost.
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