Belle

critic Reviews

, 95% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score
  • A remarkable story brought to life with dazzling animation, Belle finds writer-director Mamoru Hosoda setting a brilliant new benchmark.
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    Mark KermodeKermode & Mayo's Film Review
    I thought it was kind of sumptuous. I really enjoyed it and loved the characterization.
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    Simran HansObserver (UK)
    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.
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    Kambole CampbellEmpire Magazine
    Though it misses a couple of notes in its final act, it’s an exhilarating sensory experience, with great emotional depths.
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    Peter BradshawGuardian
    There's some amazing big-screen spectacle in this weird postmodern emo photo-love drama...
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    Paul ByrnesSydney Morning Herald
    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.
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    Joe MorgensternWall Street Journal
    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.
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    William StottorLoud and Clear Reviews
    Belle is a visually intense, modern-day riff on the classic fairy tale, with wonderful world-building and a charm that never outstays its welcome.
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    Calum CooperIn Their Own League
    What it leaves us with is a film that is as emotionally astonishing as it is visually euphoric, blossoming into a finale equal parts stunning and deeply humanistic.
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    Maxance VincentInSession Film
    Once this dynamic happens, Hosoda can now play around with the characters’ emotions and build up the climax, which contains many emotional cruxes at once...
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    Nicolás MedinaMontevideo Portal / Latido Beat
    Hosoda takes an unexpected twist in bringing the tale of Beauty and the Beast into the modern world, exposing all that can lie behind a mere avatar on a social network. [Full review in Spanish]
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