Soulless piece of garbage with a strong taste of nostalgia

Rating: 5/10 (26 July 2019)

There are not enough words in English language to describe my love for The Lion King (1994): it is a piece of me, my childhood, sweet memories and better times when fresh ideas were in blossom. And what do we have here? Almost shot-for-shot remake of the original cartoon with some scenes extended and it just looks pathetic and unreal despite all its realism: the voice actors are trying their best to be believable behind all those animals but opening mouths and speaking isn't enough - there are no emotions, no feelings, no soul and their performances are just not as exciting as they could have been. Casting Beyonce as Nala and Chiwetel Ejiofor as Scar wasn't the wisest decision as they lack the charm of Moira Kelly and the great Jeremy Irons completely. The singing numbers are overall bad choreographed and plain dull because of this photorealism. So what was the point of making a movie? To show what a group of tech guys can do with the help of a computer? Only they shouldn't have done this experiment with the classic such as The lion king to many generations of used-to-be kids and the kids of theirs. This product is made simply to grab a quick buck, or which is more likely, a billion of them and brings absolutely nothing to the great legacy of cinema.