Why all the trolling? This was way better than I had expected!

Rating: 9/10 (14 September 2019)

I didn't watch Aladdin in the Theater after reading mixed reviews at the time and wondering, like many, how Will Smith would be able to step into Robin Williams shoes. Thankfully I did finally download and watch it tonight and I thought it was fantastic. I didn't feel the same about The Jungle Book or Lion King, Beaty and the Beast was good and Dumbo had its shining moments though, but I loved the leads and Will Smith brought a different style to Genie. It reminded me of wondering prior to watching The Dark Knight how anyone could play the role of Joker as good as Nicholson but then watching Heath Ledger give a very different but great performance as well (let's not bring up Jared Leto though) and being able to appreciate them both.