The classic 1991 film Beauty and the Beast is Disney’s latest remake film starring Emma Watson as Belle. The much anticipated movie did stay true to the original, but ultimately fell flat and was dragging on by the end.

Beauty and the Beast follows a young woman named Belle (Watson) who is raised by her father, Maurice (Kevin Kline) in a small French town, though she always dreams of a better life.  Belle is known as “weird” to the people in her town for loving books, but she is pined after by Gaston, the town’s heartthrob (Luke Evans). After Belle’s father is kidnapped by a Beast (Dan Stevens) in a castle, Belle trades places with her father and is stuck in the castle with the beast, eventually falling in love with him, breaking the curse that transformed him into a beast in the first place.

This movie does a good job of  bringing the beloved characters to life. Everything is made better and brighter with a little Disney magic and CGI. The costumes and scenery are captivating and draw the audience into the film. This factor paired with the classic songs like “Be Our Guest,” capture the audience’s attention and appear to be the building blocks to a great movie. However, after this the movie starts to slow down.

Unnecessary additional scenes like a sporadic trip to Paris to visit Belle’s past life, are confusing and do not add anything to the love story of Belle and the Beast. Additionally, the new songs that are performed by the Beast  stray far away from the original. Although Disney attempts to add something to the film, it seems like like this two hour movie should have remained one hour and a half.

Although the middle is slow, a comedic element that keeps the movie flowing is Gaston’s sidekick LeFou played by Josh Gad. The familiar voice of Frozen character, Olaf, he saves the movie with his humor and admiration towards Gaston and all his antics.

Emma Watson, the face of the movie as Belle, is sweet in the movie but definitely does not shine. She plays the role of Belle closely but does not add anything new to the character. She looks the part of the princess and her singing is above average, but something is always missing from portrayal of the character in the film.

The controversy surrounding a scene with two gay men is unnoticable if one is not paying attention. So that small scene that lead people to boycott the film is not a big ordeal. The main change that is successful in this Disney movie is the diversity of the characters. It’s nice to see that Disney is creating a cast of more diverse actors that better reflect the population.

Overall, Beauty and the Beast is a movie that you can wait to see on DVD. Disney fans will love it, but pretty much anyone may be bored by the slow plot.