A Whole New World - Unfortunately . . . . .

Rating: 4/10 (11 March 2020)

The year is 1992, Disney's Aladdin film has been a massive hit for the studio. A great story and catchy musical numbers. I film loved by many and I personally remember getting this on VHS (that was a thing back then) and watched it time and time again.
Unfortunately like many of Disney's new live action remakes to date this is not one that you will be in a rush to repeatedly watch. It just simply does not have the same soul and playfulness of the animated original. Don't get me wrong they have done well with how the action was created and the cgi was top notch as you would expect with the quality of a studio like Disney but it is just missing a little something and I can not quite put my finger on what currrently.
I saw nothing in this entire film that was better than the original, too much auto-tune and far too much Will Smith. I know that Robin Williams was going to be a tough act for anyone to follow but honestly he just does not possess the playfulness the was so engaging from Williams enigmatic genie of yesterday's year.
Simply this is an ok film for a new generation but I would stress that anyone who is a fan of the original should set themselves up for disappointment.
4/10