Lol, I hate how Nala looks in SP. As someone said... she's just not herself. I mean, she is pretty but her eyes are totally different, and so is her coat etc.
I know they couldn't make her completely the same (Simba looked silently different too, and so did Zazu and the others) but... they should have at least kept her eyes green. That doesn't sound that hard, does it?
I like her personality mostly. She has few lines (I agree, not enough) but almost all of them are quite meaningful and she truly does add to the plot. She practically "calms down" Simba's overprotective attitude towards Kiara, by understanding both sides, and by seeing good in Kovu.
However, I do agree her connection with Kiara isn't developed enough. They look more like sisters than mother and daughter, the way they were presented in the movie. Nala even said to Simba once:
"You own him your daughter's life." It would be awesome seeing Nala having some mother - daughter moments with Kiara, maybe giving her bath, like Sarabi did to Simba in the 1st movie. Or maybe by giving her advices, or anything that is deeper than a few hugs during the movie.
Maybe a few more of her with Simba could be great too. Their relationship seems to have been put aside as well.
Anyway, in general I do like SP Nala. Of course, not as much as in TLK but... sometimes we can't have everything our way. Let's face it, she's not
that bad. XD