Beauty and the Beast

"With 'Beauty and the Beast', a tender, seamless and even more ambitious film than its predecessor, Disney has done something no one has done before: combine the latest computer animation techniques with the best of Broadway." 

"With a striking and detailed look and a strong storyline, it is sure to charm a wide audience both now and for a long time to come." 

"'Beauty and the Beast' reaches back to an older and healthier Hollywood tradition in which the best writers, musicians and filmmakers are gathered for a project on the assumption that a family audience deserves great entertainment. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)" 

"The voluptuousness of visual detail offers proof (...) that the Disney studio has relocated the pure magic of the 'Pinocchio'-'Dumbo' years." 

"'Beauty and the Beast' is certainly adequate holiday entertainment (...) But the film has little of the technical facility, vivid characterization and emotional impact of Disney past." 

"A lovely film that ranks with the best of Disney’s animated classics (...) [It] engages the emotions with an unabashed sincerity that manages to avoid the pitfalls of triteness and corn." 

"It's a delightfully satisfying modern fable, a near-masterpiece that draws on the sublime traditions of the past while remaining completely in sync with the sensibility of its time."