The AV Club has absolutely ripped this to shreds.
"All the pleasures are not just secondhand but diminished. We’re watching a hollow bastardization of a blockbuster, at once completely reliant on the audience’s pre-established affection for its predecessor and strangely determined to jettison much of what made it special."
"Joyless, artless, and maybe soulless"
"The lack of expressiveness becomes a real liability"
"Basically scene for scene the same plot"
Most damningly:
"The Oscar-winning “Can You Feel The Love Tonight” now unfolds during the day"