Impressive viewing

Rating: 8/10 (5 August 2019)

As a die-hard Lion King fan of the original movie and musical I was looking forward to the new film. The trailer and new songs excited me but I was a little anxious about being disappointed.
I thought the film was beautiful. The cinematography, direction and attention to detail made me feel like I was on safari with the animals. The addition to the landscape shots and focus on all creatures great and small was breathtaking to watch and remind us about how precious our planet is.
The extra lines in the script and new songs were needed to freshen up the plot and performance.
Only small negatives for me were: the pace slowed in places and some performances of the actors lacked a little punch.