Better than my expectations

Rating: 7/10 (26 May 2019)

It was a decent adaptation. Surely not flawless and it did miss some of the magic of the original Disney cartoon however it was a worthy remake with many fine elements and actually it had some of the old magic.
The most surprising fact was the performance of Will Smith who actually nailed it most of the times and really captured some of the charmes Robin Williams gave the original. He was funny and well nuanced. A positive surprise and a really good performance by Smith. I wasnt too fond of Mena Massoud who looked the role but needed some more acting lessons. Naomi Scott was generally good and a perfect choice for the role of Jasmine (yes I know there are discussion regarding her origins but she looked the role and the performance was fine). Not a fan at all of the casting of Marwan Kenzari who first of all was too young and second really overacted the role in a bothering way.
What I liked was that the film reimagined some of the iconic scenes but also added some new moments or rather changed and modernized moments of the original so it wasnt just a 1:1 remake. The production design and costumes were great. Guy Ritchie generally did a solid job. also the Visuals worked. So generally a fine film with some flaws but definitely not the cheese fest I was expecting but rather an enjoyable adventure romance.