Don't believe the 1 star reviews.

Rating: 6/10 (12 October 2019)

This post is a direct response to the 1 star reviewers...
First off this is a scene for scene remake of the original 90s movie.. if you wanted something else then you are confused about the difference between remakes and reboots.
Secondly people seemed shocked that Disney are cashing in on their heritage, that's what they've done since (ironically) the original lion king.. do you not remember the truly woeful lion king 3? And all the cash ins since. This is not a new Hollywood concept people.
As for the movie itself The CGI is nothing short of jaw-dropping, truly spectacular in every moment of the two hour run time.
Story and script wise it's almost word for word the same as the original (my favourite Disney cartoon).
The criticism about it being emotionless stems in part from the utterly life-like animals not having cartoon faces with over the top facial expressions, they are made to look completely real (except for the talking of course!) I loved seeing "real" animals on screen substituting for the now outdated 90s cartoon versions.
Yes there are some casting missteps, in particular Beyonce.. if you like her over-singing style then great but the delivery of her acting lines is incredibly wooden.
Is this movie a masterpiece? No, not even close as it plays it far too safe in copy and pasting the original but It's a faithful remake of a Disney classic using achingly beautiful imagery and that makes it so much better than 1 stars.