It's great, but only thanks to the original film

Rating: 8/10 (22 February 2020)

It's great, but only thanks to the original film.
Simply put, the 2019 version of 'The Lion King' is fantastic. However, it doesn't do enough to separate itself from its predecessor, as it's largely the same thing just with an - admittedly beautiful - animation facelift.
I like Donald Glover, Seth Rogan, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Beyoncé in this, though they don't stop it from being one of Disney's weakest and most needless remakes; which is only worthy to those who haven't seen the 1994 release.