It isn't all that

Rating: 3/10 (21 July 2019)

It follows the original very closely, but some of the wittiest and funniest lines were cut. I guess this was to give extended time to the final battle, which was an unfortunate choice. It is a kid's movie after all. I felt uncomfortable for the little ones watching prolonged violence on screen. I, too, agree with other reviewers' criticisms: animals' mouths didn't consistently move - so voiceovers were insane so much of the time. No eyebrow movement, thus little emotion was conveyed facially. I know this is true for many in the animal kingdom, but this movie was all CGI, they could have given the characters facial expressions. All the lionesses had the same face - nonsensical. The movie is all about the CGI, which they are proud of; however, the adults in the room must have been working so hard to make a great visual image that they forgot they were remaking a musical. Personally, I wish they just created stylized versions of the groundbreaking stage production characters for the new Lion King film. Too bad there is no do over.