I think it’s cool, a long-haired redhead dude. If he had a beard, it would not contrast enough against the beast form. My bigger criticism is that they never gave him a name outside of Beast (I think they jokingly said his name was Adam on a DVD commentary, but I don’t think it counts). I’m only talking about the animated 1991 movie, I don’t care enough about the remake to judge.
Edit: I’m talking about Disney’s Beauty and the Beast