Not as good as the original but it's still worth a watch

Rating: 7/10 (27 January 2020)

The acting, singing dancing and backgrounds are really good. Yes the visuals for the genie aren't perfect, but if you compare the first shot we saw of him to what the final shot looks like, it is an improvement. Jafar was ok, but the acting was all right for me, I think he was just miscast. Will Smith made a solid Genie that was different from Robin Williams. He isn't as good, but that was expected. There were shots that slowed down and sped up that were annoying, but they rarely happen and that is more on the director.
For me, the main problem was that some scenes relied on having watched the original to maybe feel an impact. The introduction to the Cave of Wonders and Aladdin giving food to kids are two examples.
I overall liked it, but I can understand why people didn't like this.