It looks good, but it ONLY looks good

Rating: 5/10 (25 May 2019)

For live-action Disney movies, they've been pretty hit or miss for me. For example, I loved Beauty & the Beast, but I hated Maleficent. I was very excited for Aladdin though, only to be really let down. The special effects were awesome, I'll definitely give it that, but the acting was atrocious. I almost felt like I was watching amateurs who barely acted. There were also several scenes that felt very rushed just so they could move the plot along, but I could overlook that. The poor acting however, I just couldn't get past. Whether it sounded like they were reading a script, barely put any emotion into their dialogue, or overacted on certain areas, there was just so much bad acting that not even the special affects could save it as it was so distracting. I'm not saying the movie was bad, just that it could have been so much better if they actually had some good acting. In comparison, I give the original animated Aladdin a 9/10, but I only give this one a 5/10.