![]() ![]() ![]() If your kids aren’t freaked out by Michael Keaton’s coy in-the-closet Ken doll in “ Toy Story 3,” they will be fine here-especially considering the central relationship in this PG-rated fantasy basically promotes bestiality. Also welcome is the more inclusive display of love in its various forms, which go beyond the sweetly awkward courtship between brainy, brave and independent-minded bookworm Belle ( Emma Watson, much cherished for her gutsy portrayal of Hermione Granger in the eight Harry Potter films) and the cursed prince in the ill-tempered guise of a ram-horned bison-faced creature ( Dan Stevens of “Downton Abbey,” whose sensitive blue eyes serve him well amid all his CGI faux-fur trappings).Īs for that “exclusively gay moment” you have been hearing about? It appears near the conclusion when LeFou, a comic-relief character brought to life by Josh Gad (the voice of Olaf the snowman in “ Frozen”) who clearly has an unrequited man-crush on his bulky and boorish buddy Gaston ( Luke Evans of “The Girl on the Train”), fleetingly dances with a male partner. ![]() The bottom line: This gloriously old-fashioned musical with gee-whiz trappings is a dazzling beauty to behold (with enough Rococo gold decor to gild all of Trump’s properties) and is anything but a beastly re-interpretation of a fairy tale as old as time. ![]() It was therefore all but inevitable that a property as adored as 1991’s "Beauty and the Beast," the first animated film to not just compete in Oscar’s Best Picture category but also top the $100 million box-office mark, would receive a 21st-century makeover after “Cinderella” and “ The Jungle Book” followed the rousing $1 billion worldwide box-office reception for “Alice in Wonderland.” ![]()
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