Breathtaking, but there is a but

Rating: 6/10 (19 July 2019)

So visually this is beautiful and goes to show the impressive strides in CGI.
Now the but, This will be compared to its source material, in this case the impressive animation. Where has the live action faltered ? for me clearest example is Scar, the animation is voice by Jeremy Irons, and pretty much every line utters you can sense the malevolence under pinning the voice, this version voiced by Chiwetel Ejiofor simply does not portray that.
The songs throughout the film are subtly different to the, with only Circle of Life really pulling the same gravitas as it's counterpart, the much toned down 'Be Prepared' fell so flat, mainly I suspect as Disney have been unconformable with previous references from the animated,
Is it worth watching at the cinema, yes
Is it going to hold the same reverence as the original, only time will tell