The voice work in the 2019 version is less than inspired as well. Most of the performances are serviceable, but don't stand out in any particular way except of course for James Earl Jones who returned to voice Mufasa, thankfully- who else could do it? In a couple of instances though, the voice work is a real let down. John Oliver's Zazu is nowhere as enjoyable as Rowan Atkinson's in the 1994 version. Where you really notice the lack however is in the voicing of Scar. No disrespect to Chiwetel Ejiofor: I'm sure he's a fine actor, but Jeremy Iron's incredibly great vocal performance was role defining. Where one really notices this lack is in the scene/song "Be Prepared" which falls completely flat in the remake.
This is not to say that I didn't enjoy anything about the new Lion King movie: it contains an extended version of Timon and Pumbaa singing "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" which is a lot of fun. Also, there's a surprise Beauty & the Beast reference which made me laugh. All in all, The Lion King 2019 is a competent film which sticks very closely to the 1994 version's plot points and dialogue. This means that it obviously has a good storyline, but it also invites comparison to the 1994 version, which is superior to this one in almost every way. A bad movie? No, but an inferior and unnecessary one.
What I am a big fan of is the drive-in movie experience. I'd never been to one before; there's only one drive-in theater in Nova Scotia and it's a considerable distance from where I live. It's all kinds of fun, though, if you ever have opportunity to go to one.
I looked around at all of this and thought, what a great community event, from start to finish. Sure, it wasn't the greatest movie I've ever seen, but I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of the experience and I'm sorry there isn't a drive-in closer to where I live, because I'd be a regular.