The familiar basics of the plot are the same as Maurice, Belle's father (Kevin Kline, whose sharp skills as a farceur are barely employed), is imprisoned by the Beast inside his forbidding castle for plucking a rose from his garden and Belle eventually offers to take her papa's place. read more
Read Common Sense Media's Beauty and the Beast review, age rating, and parents guide. Fantastic but scarier remake of the "tale as old as time." Read Common Sense Media's Beauty and the Beast review, age rating, and parents guide. read more
It’s “Beauty and the Beast,” for goodness’ sake: a tale as old as time, a song as old as rhyme and all that. And there are inspired flights of nostalgia as well, visual evocations of the predigital glory of Busby Berkeley, Ray Harryhausen and other masters of fantastical craft. read more