Great Family Movie for Fans of Original

Rating: 8/10 (23 July 2019)

Ok, so if you go in there expecting this movie to be the same or better than the original then you will be disappointed. The original was iconic and had such a wide range of voice talent. This movie to give it its dues, has amazing CGI, a few funny jokes added, the original Mufusa is in it and it pays a great tribute to the original. The downsides were that nobody could really replace Jeremy Irons as Scar and I think they made a mistake not inviting him back, Beyoncé added nothing to this movie besides her name and to be honest I really hated her duet of Can you Feel the Love tonight and it's one of my favourite songs. Is it good quality likeable entertainment?? Yes! Will it capture a whole new generation of children? Probably! Does it live up to the original? No, but I really don't think that's what they were going for...after all it's a remake.