Great film, but Beyonce is a no from me

Rating: 7/10 (14 November 2019)

The Lion King is a story we all know and love, most of us grew up watching the classic animated version, but for the new generation being born it seems Disney want to retell these stories and reach a new audience.
We know how the story goes, so there's no real spoilers going into this film. We go to relive a childhood film and see it's transformation into a computerised real life film.
Nothing in this film was real, even the trees, but it all looked so real and impressive.
As the film starts and you hear the start of Circle of Life you should get that instant body chill, but this version just wasn't as powerful as the original. It left me unsatisfied, and to think this is only the beginning of the film where it needs to live up to expectation.
This film publicity circled SO MUCH around Beyonce to hype fans up for the Beyhive fans. I like her as an artist, but personally I feel as though her voice for Nala was a terrible choice. There was just no emotion in her voice and seemed to always be one tone. I'm sure there would've been a better choice than Beyonce but I understand they locked in a huge pop artist to promote a film and bring in some coin.
Overall I really enjoyed the film, the graphics were impressive and so real life looking, but it was the music and Beyonce that let it down for me.