Home video: 'Beauty and the Beast' is a tale worth retelling

June 3, 2017 at 5:19AM
Belle (Emma Watson) comes to realize that underneath the hideous exterior of the Beast (Dan Stevens) there is the kind heart of a Prince in Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, a live-action adaptation of the studio's animated classic directed by Bill Condon.
Emma Watson and Dan Stevens star in “Beauty and the Beast.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Filled with sumptuous visuals and a fairy-tale flair, Disney's live-action revamp of "Beauty and the Beast" is a lovely surprise. Emma Watson stars in the "tale as old as time" about a maiden who slowly falls in love with her would-be captor, a prince cursed to live as a beast (Dan Stevens). The only letdown is ­Watson's highly processed, too-pitch-­perfect singing voice. Tuesday's Blu-ray includes deleted scenes and an over-the-top table reading that even features choreography.

Also coming Tuesday

• "Aftermath"

• "The Assignment"

• "A Cure for Wellness"

• "The Last Word"

• "A United Kingdom"

• "Voice From the Stone"

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