Much better than people say.

Rating: 8/10 (4 August 2019)

I have seen most of the live action remakes and this one has got to be one of my favorites. Aladdin and Jasmine were well cast and fit perfectly into their roles. Will Smith did a good enough job as the genie---not trying too hard to be Robin Williams, but adding his own style to the character. The visuals were great and the songs were pretty much on par with the original. The song "Speechless" was a fantastic addition and just blew me away. Unlike **cough** The Lion King**cough** the movie was not just a book by book film, it was a nice retelling with new additions. The dancing choreography, the handmade Dalia, the genie-Dalia dynamic, speechless, more depth to Jasmines character and the different beginning are a few things that come to mind. The main weak links would be the miscast for jafar, the change to Iago( tho this could be a good thing depending whether or not you were a fan of the original loud mouth), and the climax of the movie. Other than that, this is a movie well worth your time.