One of Disney's best remakes so far

Rating: 9/10 (8 April 2020)

First things first, I grew up in the 90s, Disney was a solid staple in my diet being brought up with Aladdin, Mulan, beauty and the beast and the lion king etc.
Let's start with Will Smith as the Genie - Of course he had giant shoes to fill as he was essentially taking Robin Williams role, no-one on god's green earth could bring Robins unique talent to Genie but Will bought his own and it worked. Come into this film with a open mind and don't expect like for like with the animated version and you'll enjoy Will aswell. He took Genie and made the character his own. He did the impossible and soon I stopped comparing him with Robins Genie.
Will is a fresh take and it works wonderfully.

The cast for Aladdin and Jasmine also worked well, again I was sceptical with the animated version that I grew up with and watched with my own child at the back of my mind, but I was again soon dragged back into this version and of course no-one can bring animated to live action fully without the over use of CGI and then the masses would complain still.
People need to remember the magic of the movies that we grew up with and what made them great and re-watchable, Disney has of course missed the mark in previous attempts (I'm looking at you Lion King).

Guy Ritchie brings his unique touch to the film and the style is vaguely his. He didn't over do it but he didn't under do it either he balanced the style perfectly in my opinion.

Back to Genie I was of course with many Aladdin fans when the trailer showed Will Smith as blue genie and I watched the film prepared to be disappointed but I was pleasantly surprised instead.
The only con in the entire film is Jafar. While Marwan Kenzari is a decent enough actor he's just not evil enough for the role. I feel another actor could have taken Jafar higher in terms of villainy. His performance just didn't bring that evil feeling even at the peak of his role where he could have pushed it that extra mile it fell short. That being said the film is still one of the best animation to live action remakes I've seen so far.
Overall I'd happily watch this remake again willingly and not just because it's on and I can't be bothered to turn over. It does justice to the animated classic. Those of you who have judged on the trailers alone need to clear that and remember not all things found in animation can be brought to reality. Please watch this movie with an open mind and I promise you will find it enjoyable and a good homage to your childhood