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Wick's Review
Summary - Good 3.0
Billed as a warm and fuzzy Disney Nature adventure, African Cats instead is a hair-raising, heartrending drama. It profiles two families, a cheetah and her cubs, and a lioness and her cub, each of which is in mortal danger for nearly the entire movie.
There’s nothing necessarily wrong with this. It is nature after all. It’s just that a G-rated Disney movie isn’t supposed to be upsetting.
African Cats inevitably needs to be compared to The Last Lions, a recent, similar yet superior movie. The Last Lions, a National Geographic production, is unapologetically tough and is rated PG to reflect it. It is also a more vivid film and more dramatically engaging.
Nature lovers, and big cat fans in particular, should take in African Cats. Just realize that it contains more than a little dread and heartache. Even better for those that can handle it, seek out The Last Lions. (Now out of theaters.) It’s the King of the African Cat movies.
Acting - Very Good 3.5
Male Stars - Very Good 3.5
Female Stars - Very Good 3.5
Female Costars - Very Good 3.5
Male Costars - OK 2.5
Samuel L. JacksonFilm - Good 3.0
Direction - Great 4.0
Dialogue - Good 3.0
Music - Bad 1.0
Visuals - Very Good 3.5
Edge - Risqué 1.7
While little actual killing is shown, the aftereffects of wild violence is not shirked. This will be upsetting for sensitive souls.