Review of The Lion King (2019) by Peter Debruge for Variety — 11 Jul 2019
Favreau’s most important responsibility in overseeing the remake was simply not to mess it up. Which he doesn’t. Then again, nor does he bring the kind of visionary new take to the material that Julie Taymor added when staging the Broadway musical.
That makes Favreau’s “The Lion King” an undeniably impressive, but incredibly safe entry to the catalog — one whose greatest accomplishment may not be technical (which is not to diminish the incredible work required to make talking animals look believable), but in perfecting the performances.
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This review of The Lion King (2019) was written by Peter Debruge and published by Variety on 11 July 2019.
The Lion King has generally received positive reviews.
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