Forget about the problem everyone has mentioned. Yes, having realistic animals talking is weird at first and takes away the emotion. Yes, the singing was bad . Yes, there is nothing new nor impactful. Yes, it was easy to get distracted and detached from the movie( I planned an incoming trip, rearranged my furniture in my head, solved a couple of work problems ...and sometimes I actually paid attention to the movie )! BUT the one thing I could not tolerate was the horrible voice acting. I did not think fictional animated characters could over act but was I wrong ! The only semi decent ones were mufasa, the bird and the giraffe (cause she didnt talk). Child simba was beyond annoying. I could not for him to grow up just so I could stop listening to that cringeworthy "acting" I kept picturing one of those overly trained Broadway kids that never make it past Broadway when they grow up. It was just unbearable and it ruined the movie for me .