Not Great, But Good for Kids

Rating: 4/10 (26 May 2019)

This is not a great Disney movie (not exactly Frozen or the Lion King), but not a terrible one either. I give it two stars out of five. Actually, it gets a bit better over time. The last part of the movie might warrant three stars out of five.
The key acting roles are good. The guy chosen to play Aladdin and the lady chosen to play Jasmine are well cast and well done. Of course, Will Smith is a really good Genie. That said, Will Smith always does a great job.
Those are the positives.... The Sultan (Navid Negahban) is not great. Jafar (Marwan Kenzari) is too much of nice guy. Not nearly evil enough for the role.
The Tiger (Rajah) was a big plus. Not clear to me if they used a real tiger or a CGI tiger. Either way, very impressive.
Sadly, this Aladdin isn't as good as the 1992 animated version. Of course, the 1992 Aladdin was a runaway success. Topping the 1992 version would be a very tall order for any movie.
Should you go to this movie? If you have kids, definitely yes. Your kids will like it a lot (high probability). No kids? Probably not.
I should say that I am not a big fan of musicals.