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
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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