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The audience is taken from delight to despair, while never truly losing its grin.

English is given more depth and there's a real story that doesn't depend on the central joke.

The true weakness of the film is the script - a single gag runs through it.

None of this is funny. It's embarrassing, or sad.

The 3D genuinely adds a layer of freshness to the experience, right from the opening frames when we fly into the heart of the film with Zazu, and the immersive effect makes you reconsider and appreciate the exquisite hand-drawn animation all the more.

The film has two defects. It isn't funny and Hugh Laurie is not Hugh Grant.

Everyone connected to this film should lose their licence to conduct acts of comedy in a public place.

The film retains its cartoon quality, without winking at the audience or pretending it's all too silly for words.