BroadcastChic Excellent, a Must See

Fairaher The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

Kien Navarro Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Delight Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

luedtkeam Here's the thing: I'm usually a big fan of romance movies, and especially Christmas movies...but this one has a lot of problems. First of all, Hunter (who is our Beast figure in this Beauty and the Beast retelling) does a complete character change out of nowhere. For the first few days he is super rude to everyone, then our Mrs. Potts character has a chat with him and all of a sudden he's head over heels in love with this random girl he met a few days before. I'm sorry, but no. Also, the cheesiness is unbelievable in this movie, including the two lovebirds walking outside, one of them trips (I still don't understand how?) and falls on top of the other one and they stare at each other longingly before getting embarrassed and standing up. Also, the music is super dramatic for a movie with almost no real drama and it is very loud and distracting. Also, the Gaston figure in the movie is just ridiculously unrealistic and honestly, pretty useless to the romantic plot. Overall, this movie drove me crazy, but I will say that I honestly wasn't expecting Hunter to propose to Belle A FEW DAYS after they met.

kimberlykargus I would give this movie a -11 if I could. It is absolutely terrible, not five seconds goes by without some melodramatic music, like they couldn't come up with enough of a plot to give the actors dialog or everyone in the movie has memory loss and can't recall more than 10 words at a time. I've watched more than my share of corny b or c rated lifetime movies (and some repeatedly when the remote was lost, too far away or even by choice as they were citchy enough to be cute) but in this case watching paint dry, being stuck in rush hour traffic or searching for a parking spot during the heighten of Christmas season would have been less painful and a better use of my time.

Christmas-Reviewer BEWARE OF BOGUS REVIEWS. SOME REVIEWERS HAVE ONLY ONE REVIEW. WHEN ITS A POSITIVE REVIEW THAT TELLS ME THEY WERE INVOLVED WITH THE PRODUCTION. IF ITS A NEGATIVE REVIEW THEN THEY MIGHT HAVE A GRUDGE AGAINST THAT PRODUCTION. NOW I HAVE REVIEWED OVER 200 Christmas MOVIES. I HAVE NO AGENDA. I AM FARE ABOUT THESE FILMSThis film had allot going for it. A likable star and a writer that knows how to write a good story but this film failed to keep me interested. Now I like Hailey Duff her co-star Nicholas Gonzalez fails at almost every scene that he has his shirt on. With her California hometown in the rear-view mirror, Belle heads north on business to facilitate the estate sale of a mansion. While the job is a dream, the client, Hunter Lowell, is not. But, as the two spend more time together, his icy demeanor begins to melt. Although their relationship is budding, Belle's long-time suitor, Tony, arrives, sending mixed signals to Hunter while adding chaos to the holiday season. This film might of worked better had they of cast a better actor for the part of Hunter. Nicholas Gonzalez just doesn't have the charm to elevated a pulse. Andrew W. Walker would of been a better pick.

eastercarol While the acting was great, the actual making of the movie wasn't. If you have seen Disney's Beauty and the Beast, you know EXACTLY everything that goes on. It is essentially the same plot down to the characters and scenes except everyone is human, there isn't a curse and a more modern take on the story (although there is a less violent ending to the male "bad guy"). The music is rather annoying after the first few minutes (and it continues through the rest of the movie) and the plot goes SOOOO slow! Also the music is very depressing - ruined the whole romantic feel. There could have been much better crafting of the film itself. There are many scenes that just seem redundant and unnecessary. The actors seem to be perfect for their roles. They did a great job. The set is also very pretty and fits well for the premise of the movie.