Enjoyable... but missing heart

Rating: 3/10 (17 July 2019)

Ok. I enjoyed this. I had really high expectations, and perhaps they were a little too high.
The Lion King is one of my all time faves, so I was going to love this regardless.
The opening scene is beautiful, and the rest of the film is beautiful to watch.
The movie is pretty much scene for scene the exact same as the cartoon, but there's a few new lines and things added.
The songs aren't great, and fall a bit flat. There doesn't seem to be any gusto to them. Personally I would have left the songs out all together.
There is a new song in the middle of the movie, BeyoncÃ© sings it, which is completely unnecessary. BeyoncÃ© being in this movie is quite unnecessary actually.
Some of the CG lions are a bit strange to look at, but for most part you could be looking at real lions.
I would have had more of the original cast return if possible. Most of them are still alive. Jeremy Irons as Scar, Rowan Atkinson as Zazu and Whoopi Goldberg as Shenzi are deffinately missing from this movie, and it's a real shame.
However I am all for and all about the mostly coloured cast - except BeyoncÃ©, her role could have easily been given to an up and coming actress who needed her big break. BeyoncÃ© does not need the big break or the money. Does it sound like I'm hating on BeyoncÃ©? Good. I am. I hate her.
While it doesn't have the heart of the original, it's still a good movie. I would recommend it, Even if for nostalgic purposes.
Is it a money grab for Disney? Yes absolutely! But so what?