For a Disney live-action remake, it was good.

Rating: 6/10 (30 June 2019)

Disney has been making these classic remakes dark and Aladdin was a fresh new take, going to a more fun route. Mena Massoud is the physical embodiment of Aladdin that's for sure (the looks, the voice, the charm). I want to praise the guy for showing an absolute Aladdin persona, although there were many scenes where Jasmine or the Genie upstaged him too much. The OG Genie had a larger-than-life charisma too but Aladdin wasn't sidelined.
Naomi Scott was great. Jasmine was fleshed out in this "modern" version and the character could've easily come out as a petty feminist portrayal but it didn't. Scott showed a fierce Jasmine but with a realistic development from fearful to fearless. Will Smith had a different but entertaining version of Genie. His musical numbers were the best part of the movie.
Marwan Kenzari (Jafar), acting-wise, at least as how Guy Ritchie interpreted his character as subtle evil, was good. He did have Jafar vibes in his voice and has a sociopathic stare. I wasn't expecting the OG Jafar persona because that's just too comical for live-action and would end up as Hook or the Wolf in their respective live-action movies which would look cheap tbh. I like how Disney are humanizing their villains, particularly showing their motivations and not just evil for evil's sake. Jafar's parallel to Aladdin was a good addition. Another change that I like is the irony in the way he requested his 3rd wish, *desperately begged* to be the most powerful as opposed to highly commanding the Genie in the OG.
The soundtrack instrumentals were better than the original in my opinion. The additional arabian musical elements just made them better. The vocals weren't on par to the original but compared to other remakes, they have much more personality in them. Speechless was good, although it did stick out from the other songs. It has arabian elements too if you pay attention closely but hearing it inside the movie, it felt like a Camp Rock song. "Proud of Your Boy" should've been added so Aladdin would have a personal goal like Jasmine. Also, if they wanted the last fight to be all serious, they could've rearranged "Prince Ali Reprise" to fit the new "serious" Jafar.
The CGI was fine, except for the lack of Abu and Iago scenes, and Jafar sorcery. They were obviously saving budget for specific parts and excluded unnecessary CGI. The pacing was too slow sometimes, but nothing significant to ruin the scenes.
All in all, it was a movie with visuals, choreo, and music as its strengths and the impossibility to translate entertaining cartoonish personas (which people loved about the original) into live-action as its weakness.