‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ review: Totally unnecessary, boring Disney sequel
nypost.comand a prequel to the 1994 classic that was already needlessly remade in 2019.The existence of this follow-up, somehow directed by Barry Jenkins of “Moonlight,” is similarly puzzling.Its origin story about how Simba’s pop came of age and ascended the throne is thin as a reed but elephantine in pace.
With so many look-alike lions who are hard to tell apart and repetitive action sequences that numb the noggin, you think: “Oh, I just can’t wait to be home!”Despite the nonstop peril, the cash grab remains a musical.
The generically upbeat songs are by Lin-Manuel Miranda rather than the original’s Elton John and Tim Rice. That duo upended the House of Mouse’s 1980s and ‘90s formula by composing pop hits rather than show tunes and got a smash in return.
Miranda’s gentler tracks bop along in a manner more akin to children’s TV — albeit without earworms — for fear of being too frightening or funny.
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