Belle

I thought it was kind of sumptuous. I really enjoyed it and loved the characterization.

The film’s message is a beautiful one: to integrate our real-life vulnerabilities with the persona we project is to become all the more powerful.

Though it misses a couple of notes in its final act, it’s an exhilarating sensory experience, with great emotional depths.

There's some amazing big-screen spectacle in this weird postmodern emo photo-love drama...

Wherever, it's a spectacular visual feast, based on the simplest of ideas: that a young girl's sadness at the death of her mother is a powerful thing.

There's too much plot for the film to manage, but its heart, and sumptuous art, are so firmly in the right place that its appeal comes through sweet and clear.

Despite not sticking the landing with his script, Hosada manages to successfully manipulate our emotions with moments of powerful themes accented by incredible visuals and musical performances.

Belle is easily one of the best animated films of 2021! Mamoru Hosoda has taken concept of Beauty and the Beast & made it something truly awe-inspiring! The music, voice acting, emotional depth, and character story telling is something to never forget!

The restraint takes a scene that could have been merely comic into something as beautiful as it is silly. It’s slice-of-life filmmaking at its best.

Hosoda's return to themes that have defined his directorial career is as gorgeous to behold as it is blindingly hopeful.