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The Lion King-5/10
Just couldn't get into despite really wanting and hoping to like it. The voice performances are just flat. And, including James Earl Jones, feels and sounds like a lot of line reading.
Chiwetel Ejiofor at times is really cool/sinister as Scar. Other times he's just goofy. The photo realistic nature of the movie just didn't do it for me. And unlike the Jungle Book, where there's a human to interact with and a story that expands on the original and makes it something new, this one is pretty close to the original. You get some extra stuff, like how Scar got scarred and Sarabi's connection to Scar. But at best it's just in passing.
The fact that they can't emote I think is what really hurts. It's animals with limited facial expressions rattling off recycled dialogue in cartoonish, over the top deliveries and it didn't match for me.
Beyonce also felt really tacked on. Especially when she Beyonce'fied "Can you feel the love tonight".
Ugh. I really wanted to love this movie as its my fave Disney flick ever. But it was just bland and boring.
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