Beauty and the Beast (2012)
The CW | CW | Release Date: October 11, 2012
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
34
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 20 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
10
Negative:
10

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
New York Daily NewsDavid HinckleyOct 11, 2012
Season 1 Review: All this setup, and more, happens at the speed of light. But it's all easily understandable and gets us right to the real attraction. Read full review
60
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerOct 9, 2012
Season 1 Review: Ms. Kreuk and Nina Lisandrello, as her police force partner, are unconvincing as detectives. But the pilot's hint of a connection between the beast's condition and the murder of Catherine's mother offers the promise of future depth. Read full review
50
New York Magazine (Vulture)Matt Zoller SeitzOct 11, 2012
Season 1 Review: Beauty and the Beast's pilot is rarely more than competent, sometimes stubbed-toe clumsy. But if it can hang around for a while, devise a style that matches its story, and tap its stars' sincerity, it could become a cult hit: perpetually underrated but loved. Read full review
50
Uncle BarkyEd BarkOct 10, 2012
Season 1 Review: Beauty and the Beast won't hurt all that much to watch, but the dialogue and plot stretches can add up to a lot of little ows. Read full review
42
Entertainment WeeklyShirley LiOct 1, 2013
Season 2 Review: The love story-slash-procedural returns with a Cat and, well, Beast chase that's more dull than thrilling. Read full review
42
Boston HeraldMark A. PerigardOct 11, 2012
Season 1 Review: The true horror here is the utter lack of imagination. Read full review
42
Entertainment WeeklyKyle AndersonOct 5, 2012
Season 1 Review: The show ill have to overcome the distinct lack of spark between hard-nosed detective Catherine Chandler ad her unpredictable love interest. [12/19 Oct 2012, p.98]
42
Washington PostHank StueverSep 14, 2012
Season 1 Review: A new but forgettable TV treatment for an old story, with results that look very "CW." Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesMary McNamaraOct 11, 2012
Season 1 Review: It is all so dreadfully familiar--the lovely, headstrong and feisty heroine, the nice guy who wants her (in this case, the medical examiner played by Max Brown) and the broken bad boy she loves instead. The only point of light is provided by Catherine's partner, Tess. Read full review
40
Miami HeraldGlenn GarvinOct 11, 2012
Season 1 Review: Beauty and the Beast is a little hacky at times, with the characters leaping dozens of plot points in a single bound. But Kreuk and Ryan keep their faces straight and their bodies hard, which is what CW shows are mostly about, and all in all, it could be a lot dumber than it is. Read full review
37
USA TodayRobert BiancoOct 11, 2012
Season 1 Review: [Kreuk and Ryan are] terrible, but the material may have left them with no other option. Luckily, in this world of 1,000 channels, you have plenty of other options. Read full review
33
NewsdayVerne GayOct 10, 2012
Season 1 Review: Absent a compelling core romance, and absent a passably beast-like beast, you're left with a sodden police procedural. Read full review
30
Boston GlobeMatthew GilbertOct 11, 2012
Season 1 Review: Loosely based on the 1987-89 series, it's a silly, flat piece of work that is all about posing longingly in the face of impossible love. Read full review
30
VarietyBrian LowryOct 9, 2012
Season 1 Review: While the paper-thin revival might benefit from the presold title, its approach sidesteps any such dilemma--and as constructed, should be hard-pressed to get under viewers' skin. Read full review
25
People WeeklyTom GliattoOct 4, 2012
Season 1 Review: There's no erotic pull between him (Jay Ryan) and the detective (Kristin Kreuk). [15 Oct 2012, p.49]
20
The Hollywood ReporterTim GoodmanOct 11, 2012
Season 1 Review: A hilariously bad remake of the original, substituting the amazingly gorgeous Kristin Kreuk and Jay Ryan in the title roles, which is how The CW rolls. Read full review
20
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenOct 10, 2012
Season 1 Review: The CW's Beauty is laughably bad in myriad ways. There's no sense of star-crossed lovers, just a plasticized romance between a Cover Girl and a glum, anger-prone male model. Read full review
10
TV Guide MagazineMatt RoushOct 11, 2012
Season 1 Review: The original Beast was a beauty. This one's a bust. Read full review
0
HitfixDaniel FienbergOct 11, 2012
Season 1 Review: Beauty and the Beast is, alas, also woefully crafted on every level. Read full review
0
San Francisco ChronicleDavid WiegandOct 10, 2012
Season 1 Review: [An] overheated, badly written, wretchedly acted and unconvincing drama, which makes mincemeat out of the traditional beauty and the beast fairy tale. Read full review
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