Beauty and the Beast (2017 Bill Condon)

This is the director of Mr Holmes? Yes, but let's not forget Dreamgirls. The sort of musical I don't like, with fairly terrible lyrics and music. It's nice to have a feisty Belle, Emma Watson, and Dan Stevens' beast is sympathetic, but the whole film I was thinking about Cocteau's version and how infinitely better it is, despite the lack of CGI or budget.

With Luke Evans, Josh Gad, Kevin Kline, Hattie Morahan, Ewan McGregor, Ian McKellan, Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci.