Stunning to watch but that's all

Rating: 2/10 (21 July 2019)

I really wanted to love this film, from the moment it was announced I have been so excited to see it, counting down the days.
But it was a massive let down. Visually it's absolutely incredible, the art/vfx team did a fantastic job. But the script and direction was terrible. They butchered the first two big musical numbers and the extra dialogue gave unnecessary exposition.
There are some parts of the dialogue that don't even make sense with how it's been shot now, like scars opening lines. And scars delivery overall changed the whole personality of the characters for the worse, same goes for rafiki.
There are so many classic lines from the original that even to this day I recite with friends for a laugh, but these have all been destroyed and replace with very forgettable dialogue delivery.
Overall, there were about 4 moments that I thought they did a great job with, but was frustrated and even bored throughout the rest of the film. I'm not even worried that it was almost a shot for shot replica, I actually wish that they kept it closer because everything new, had a negative effect on the story.