Only adds realism, and it doesn't work.

Rating: 1/10 (23 August 2019)

This movie felt like watching a theatre recreation of the original. It's the same movie, only much worse, because the charm of the animation is gone. Mufasa's death? Ruined. The impact of the scene is removed. The songs? Just a bunch of animals singing and moving, not much else.
Very boring if you've seen the original. If you haven't, we'll, then go watch the original.