Surprisingly very good!!!

Rating: 9/10 (1 September 2019)

When the trailer for this live action Aladdin came out, I wasn't so sure if I wanted to see it as I was loyal to the cartoon and Robin William's version of Genie.
But after finally watching it, I was surprised by how well done everything was from the acting, singing, storyline, and Will Smith's version of Genie. It was like the original cartoon only with MORE story. We got more background on Aladdin and Princess Jasmine stories and ambitions. I actually liked the guy who played Jafar. It made more sense that Jafar was younger and more attractive than the cartoon version. Especially since he wanted to marry Jasmine when he became a powerful sorcerer.
In the cartoon version, Jafar was much older and ugly, that even the sultan thought the marriage was inappropriate before being put under Jafar's control with his snake staff.
In the live action, each of the characters were given more story, ambition, and some original songs!
One of my favorite scenes is the dance scene with Jasmine and Aladdin! Both actors did such an amazing job and looked like the cartoon versions of their characters.
I think what impressed me most was the cultural reality of the characters. There was like only one white person in the whole movie and that was one of the visiting princes.
Overall very well done! I was super surprised by how good it was. So don't listen to any naysayers. This is a live action version. So think of it as "if these characters were real and not a 1992 cartoon version, what would they be like? How would the story be told?"
A solid 9/10. Only reason it's not a 10 is because it was kind of a long movie.