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By Michael O'sullivan (1,712) for Washington Post (9,851) on 11 Jul 2019

There’s something about this Lion King, which, like the original, has its narrative roots in “Hamlet,” that feels so much more Shakespearean…

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By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 11 Jul 2019

While the musical numbers don’t match the impact of the originals and there’s a bit of a lull in the second act where not all that much…

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By Leah Greenblatt (734) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 11 Jul 2019

The story and the songs, with a few notable if hardly unexpected updates, are fondly faithful to the original; the magic mostly intact…

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By Robbie Collin (1,612) for The Telegraph (1,120) on 11 Jul 2019

You might imagine that easy-breezy, Hakuna Matata-chanting middle act would only work when drawn by hand…

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By Mike Ryan (265) for Uproxx (697) on 11 Jul 2019

The Lion King is a monumental achievement of technological advancement. I’ve never seen anything quite like it…

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By Kenneth Turan (2,323) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 11 Jul 2019

But though the new ground it breaks is visual rather than dramatic or emotional, this is a polished, satisfying entertainment that just about…

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By Peter Debruge (1,557) for Variety (12,700) on 11 Jul 2019

Favreau’s most important responsibility in overseeing the remake was simply not to mess it up. Which he doesn’t…

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By Rosie Knight (40) for IGN (1,013) on 11 Jul 2019

Director Jon Favreau's The Lion King is a worthwhile reimagining that relies on nostalgia over risk-taking…

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By Reed Tucker (6) for New York Post (6,650) on 11 Jul 2019

Although this version is some 30 minutes longer than its predecessor, anyone looking for new story twists or, say, an inspiring backstory for…

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By Brian Truitt (541) for USA Today (4,117) on 11 Jul 2019

This Lion King is akin to a revival of an iconic Broadway musical, with an all-star cast and a few welcome improvements but lacking a certain…

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By Samantha Incorvaia (38) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 11 Jul 2019

Despite minor hiccups, it really comes down to an entertaining time with no worries — er, Hakuna Matata…

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By Tim Grierson (1,482) for Screen International (2,241) on 11 Jul 2019

Blessed with some excellent voice performances, this new King is familiar but still lively enough to encourage audiences to emotionally invest…

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By William Bibbiani (788) for TheWrap (3,203) on 11 Jul 2019

The contrast between the impossible events happening on-screen and the hyper-realism of the imagery doesn’t always work in the the movie’s favor…

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By Brian Lowry (913) for CNN (497) on 11 Jul 2019

A polished and satisfying film, yet one that conspicuously feels even more like a consumer product than most Disney revivals of its animated classics…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Movie Nation (3,875) on 11 Jul 2019

“King Redux” has just a couple of more laughs than the first Disney cartoon, but being 30 minutes longer, that’s not much of a plus…

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By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for The Guardian (2,969) on 11 Jul 2019

Basically, this new Lion King sticks very closely to the original version, and in that sense it’s of course watchable and enjoyable…

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By Matt Maytum (105) for Total Film (3,532) on 11 Jul 2019

The ’toon still rules when it comes to heart, but this shot-for-shot remake is an impressively mounted, visually breathtaking nostalgia rush…

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By Todd Mccarthy (1,810) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 11 Jul 2019

By and large, very few remakes, other than Gus Van Sant's shot-by-shot reproduction of Psycho, have adhered as closely to their original versions…

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By Joshua Rothkopf (1,058) for Time Out (7,510) on 11 Jul 2019

Always effortful and desperate to impress, The Lion King may serve as a virtual substitute for going to the zoo (don’t slide down the Black…

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By Meagan Navarro (17) for Consequence of Sound (1,431) on 11 Jul 2019

In the end, it’s less the Circle of Life and more the Line of Indifference…

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