Blown Away !

Rating: 10/10 (23 May 2019)

I went into this movie so scared, as my absolute favorite animated film of all time is Aladdin. I was beyond blown away - I laughed, I teared up, I was so entertained. You know when you rewatch a cartoon you loved as child as an adult and realize the depth that is terribly lacking? The depth added to our beloved characters in this live action is BRILLIANT! They branched out on all aspects including on the score, the new songs, and they developed the storyline where it was desperately needed.
Can we also talk about Aladdin (Mena Massoud) and Jasmine's (Naomi Scott) explosive on screen chemistry? Massoud is the perfect human embodiment of Aladdin - zero disappointments there. Scott as Jasmine is a match made in heaven. ALSO! Everyone needs to stop b*tching about no one being able to follow Robin Williams as genie - it's not a fair comparison whatsoever. Will made it his own! Don't be harsh and remember he's not trying to be Robin - its The Fresh Prince version! Regardless of anyone's opinion, I think we can all agree there is no one else who could have followed it like Will! GO SEE IT! You'll like if not LOVE it!