Aladdin

Rating: 5/10 (21 January 2020)

Live action remake of the Disney hit, diamond in the ruff thief, Aladdin is smitten with the local princess and with the help of the genie of the lamp (Will Smith) he makes his moves much to the chagrin of ambitious baddie Jafar.
Extremely colourful and an on the whole fun adventure for all the family, this is hampered by questionable casting. Smith is enjoyable as the genie, but inevitably is in the shadow of the original Robin Williams and often looks a shade uncomfortable throughout. Massoud and Scott are fine if unremarkable, whilst Kenzari as Jafar is just deadly dull and is not the pantomime menace he is supposed to be.
Fun enough with Aladdin entering the city as Prince Ali the highlight.