OUR TAKE: 7 out of 10 What do you do when you set out to make a sequel to the biggest animated film of all time that's also still the current champ for total video sales of any genre? You don't mess much with the story, you get most of the vocal talent to return to voice their well-know characters, and you release the film straight to video to diminish expectations and comparisons to the original. ZIRA is the leader of the outcasts, a bitter lioness who will do anything to overthrow and kill Simba.KOVU is Scar's heir apparent, a young lion who's torn between his mother's brainwashing to kill Simba and his newfound love for Kiara.KIARA is his daughter, a young lioness who wants to branch out on her own and thus occasionally breaks her father's rules while doing so.SIMBA is the king of his pride, and while perhaps a bit overprotective of his daughter, is a good father and ruler.WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: Not Rated The film was not submitted to the MPAA for rating, but if it had been, it easily would have received a G. WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT? If they liked the original "The Lion King" or other animated films, they probably will. From that point on, it's uncertain whether Kovu will continue with his mother's evil plan, or succumb to his growing affection for Kiara. Despite his wariness of the young lion and due to the insistence of the wise Rafiki (voice of ROBERT GUILLAUME) that the two "teens" should be together, Simba allows Kovu to join the pride. Even so, he can't keep her away from Kovu (voice of JASON MARSDEN), who recently saved her life.
The leader of the outcast lions, Zira has long wanted revenge on Simba, and upon seeing the bond between her son and Kiara, she hatches a plan where Kovu will befriend the pride, kill Simba, and then reclaim the throne in Scar's honor.Īfter some time, and now a young adult, Kiara (voice of NEVE CAMPBELL) wants her freedom, but Simba still wants to protect her. There, she meets a scruffy, young male cub, Kovu, where the two eventually help each other escape from a perilous encounter with some hungry crocodiles.Īlthough they seem destined to be friends, Kovu's mother, Zira (SUZANNE PLESHETTE) and older brother, Nuka (ANDY DICK), separate the two young cubs. Nonetheless, and despite the efforts of Timon (voice of NATHAN LANE) and Pumbaa (voice of ERNIE SABELLA) who've been assigned to babysit her, Kiara ventures off into the Outlands. As curious as her father was, Kiara is intrigued by the forbidden Outlands, a desolate place where Simba banished the followers of Scar, his late, but evil uncle who was responsible for the death of Simba's father, Mufasa (voice of JAMES EARL JONES). Along with his mate, Nala (voice of MOIRA KELLY), the two are proud, but quite protective of their new daughter, Kiara. PLOT: Continuing where "The Lion King" left off, Simba (voice of MATTHEW BRODERICK) is the regal leader of his lion pride. QUICK TAKE: Children's Animated: A young lioness follows in her father's paw prints while falling for a young lion who may spell trouble for her pride. (1998) (voices of Matthew Broderick, Neve Campbell) (Not Rated)
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