Was bad for reasons I wasn't' expecting and good for reasons I also wasn't expecting.

Rating: 6/10 (8 July 2019)

As with many people the trailer made me feel weird about Will Smith as genie. I thought he would be the worst part of the movie. But I was wrong. He was the best part. He did Robin Williams justice. Obviously the genie had a few tweaks to fit Wills but it worked VERY well. Even the music with its very slight "modern" touch was amazing.
So why only a 6?
To start Apu wasn't used much in the movie and wasn't "humorous" like in the original with his actions. And Lago flat out was terrible. He just has a basic boring "Polly wants a cracker!" voice. No comedy or anything to him. He also was barley in the movie. The magic carpet was also not used alot and had no real character either. Rajah to was bland (the tiger).
Jafar was less scary looking and his voice didn't feel as "villainous". The actor who played Aladdin did a pretty good job but something still felt off. That said the actress who played Jasmine was excellent. Though the new song they added about "women" kind of was annoying. I get the point of the song but felt thrown in to appease certain groups of people.
Am I saying this movie was horrible? Its not the worst of the remakes by far. It was really good. But I don't see myself watching it again. If I did it would only be because of Will as the Genie. I'd rate it way above Dumbo and above Beauty and the Beast.