![]() ![]() There is a shameless reference to a prior Disney flick, but it works because the gag knows exactly when to stop. These comic relief characters are animated just enough to come alive as flesh-and-blood characters, and the vocal actors get plenty of levity with jokes both new and old. The second act kicks off with an admittedly impressive stampede sequence sequence, and the appearance of Timon (Billy Eichner) and Pumba (Seth Rogen) offers a respite from the stone-faced non-drama. ![]() That may be true, but, damn, he was fabulous. Yet even he is hamstrung by a 118-minute movie that still doesn't have time to let him sing a full version of “Be Prepared.” His constant lusting after Sarabi plays as an answer to folks who complained back in the day that Jeremy Irons’ bitchy baddie was a negative gay stereotype. He does feel more alive than his co-stars. Chiwetel Ejiofor makes an excellent and nuanced Scar. John Oliver is inexplicably bad as Zazu-it sounds like a bad dub-and he gets the, uh, lion’s share of the added expositional dialogue. ![]()
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