Lovely retelling with amazing real life animations

Rating: 9/10 (30 June 2020)

I'm not really a fan of The Lion King as a story. Somehow it just doesn't make sense that predators and prey could ever really come together as one happy family. However, the fact that this is real life animation, similar to the brilliant Jungle Book (2016), makes this Lion King highly watchable. The problem I think is not that this version 'lacks heart' as some reviews have said, but that, for parents, it is a nightmare as to know what age can safely enjoy this. Possibly for under 10 I'd show kids the cartoon version, and wait until they are at least 11 to show them this one.