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Genre :

Romance, Drama

Release Date :

March 04, 2011

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Daniel Barnz

Starring :

Vanessa Hudgens, Alex Pettyfer, Mary-Kate Olsen, Neil Patrick Harris, Peter Krause, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Erik Knudsen, Dakota Johnson

REVIEWS RATE: Critics Readers [Rate It]

“..witty, warm, well-cast and often wickedly funny..”

by Roger Moore [Orlando Sentinel]

“..this is the kind of cornball entertainment that rainy afternoons were made for..”

by Manohla Dargis [NY Times]

“..there isn't a single enlightening, charming, clever, original, or remotely engaging element..”

by Jason McKiernan [Filmcritic.com]

“..the fantasy "Beastly" peddles isn't dissimilar..”

by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]

“..provides the bulk of the entertainment..”

by Ed Gonzalez [Slant Magazine]

“..offers a thoroughly dopey..”

by Steven Rea [Philadelphia Inquirer]

“..is strangely earthbound..”

by Stephen Whitty [Newark Star-Ledger]

“..is funnier, sharper and sweeter than expected-at least good enough to meet its low expectations..”

by Amy Nicholson [Boxoffice Magazine]

“..is Beauty and the Beast for the Twilight generation..”

by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]

“..is a sly and pleasant-enough..”

by Mark Olsen [LA Times]

“..has none of the charm of the Disney animated version..”

by Claudia Puig [USA Today]

“..gets too soppy in the home stretch..”

by Liam Lacey [Globe and Mail]

“..defies some serious odds in moviemaking..”

by Kirk Honeycutt [Hollywood Reporter]

“..corny attempt at fairy-tale interpretation..”

by Nick Schager [Village Voice]

“..a sweet film - a modern riff..”

by Mick LaSalle [San Francisco Chronicle]

“..a brain-dead update of the classic fairy tale..”

by Peter Debruge [Variety]

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