Press ratings for the computer-animated film Mufasa: The Lion King have surfaced on Metacritic. This is a prequel to the 2019 remake of The Lion King. Initial reviews from critics are mixed, with the average score standing at 58 at the time of writing.
Ratings:
Barry Jenkins’ Mufasa is a strong, uncomplicated effort that should charm kids. The Moonlight directors involvement in a CGI-heavey Disney prequel caused serious film lovers to wring their hands, but the results speak for themselves: This is simply a lovely movie.
All in all, this is not a bad tale from the Disneyfied continent of talking animals, but a minor cousin to the first film’s movie-royalty.
The worst part of the production is the dull screenplay by Jeff Nathanson, which has Mufasa plodding through Africa, bumping into various members of the supporting cast, and having tedious soul-searching conversations that sound like therapy sessions.
The premiere of the computer-animated film Mufasa: The Lion King is set for December 20.