This is a one and done deal.

Rating: 6/10 (19 July 2019)

I'm going to be honest. I was hyped for the movie. The movie is decent, but I understand why the initial reviews were heavily toward the negative side. I liked the overall direction Jon Favreau went with the movie. He mostly kept the story faithful to the original. However, the movie just didn't have the heart. I think this is just a one and done deal. Watch it for the visuals because the CGI is amazing. People are saying it's a shot for shot remake, but that's fake news. The scenes are basically the same with some different camera angles and animated movement (with a few new additional scenes here and there.)
*SPOILER*
The main reason why I'm giving this a 6 star rating is because some of the voice actors did not work. Donald Glover is just sitting there reading lines like it's just another paycheck. Beyonce completely butchered "Can You Feel the Love Tonight," by over-complicating the song with runs and pitch changing. Every line went like, "can you feel the love toniyiyiyiyight." The song is supposed to be simple and the duet partner should be able to harmonize throughout, but that never happened. It has been confirmed that both Beyonce and Donald Glover were in separate booths at different times/area when they recorded the song. So, it just sounds like Beyonce is trying to one-up him, which completely ruins the atmosphere. I didn't feel anything... Sorry, that's just the truth. What worked well, however, was Scar. Chiewetel Ejiofor did an outstanding job playing the voice for Scar in this rendition.
Pros: James Earl Jones, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Hans Zimmer, Elton John, Lebo. CGI, Story
Cons: Beyonce, Donald Glover.