Outstanding visual experience, but lacks soul

Rating: 6/10 (20 July 2019)

That's as objective as it's gonna get. I kept an open mind and didn't feel much. That's what's most disappointing. Perhaps my bar was set too high?
The main issues I had with this film were two: characters show almost no facial expressions (yes, I know animals don't, but this is a movie and we are humans: we empathize and react to expressions) and the voice acting was flat. Except for Seth Rogen, I felt voices (whether talking or singing) lacked that connection to what the character was feeling. And I felt that across the WHOLE movie. It was directed this way.
I give it a 6 and I think I'm being too good. Again, realistic animation doesn't get better than this; but it seemed to me characters were more animals than humans. If that makes any sense.
I didn't cry when Mufasa died. Not even watery eyes. And I always get those when I watch the original. Every. Time.