it's all about the genie..

Rating: Null/10 (26 August 2011)

The early 90s were a great time for Disney with Beauty and the Beast, Lion King, and Aladdin. Of all of these popular Disney movies, Aladdin has the least punch to it. It starts out slow but once Robin Williams shows up as the Genie, it gets kicking. Robin Williams is a tour de force in this feature, basically carrying the whole film. The casting of Williams was genius. Roger Ebert wondered in his review which came first - the drawings or the voice, because Williams improvisational skill is shown off impressively here.
The rest of the film is unfortunately predictable. Boy meets girl. boy can't get girl b/c he thinks he isn't good enough. Boy tries to be someone he isn't. boy loses girl. boy saves the girl and wins her back by being himself. Oh and there is a cute sidekick and a mean villain too.
For the kids, it's a great movie and they will want to watch it over and over again. Having the genie in it will make it much easier.