Almost as good as the original.

Rating: 9/10 (24 May 2019)

Just taken the kids to see this and was pleasantly surprised. I was expecting a remake to be a little different to the original film. However I was surprised to find that it has been kept as close to the original as possible even with it being live action.
The storyline is the same, the songs and characters were spot on so we were all able to have a good sing along and be blasted back to the childhood favourite.
Will Smith was brilliant as Genie. He's been getting a lot of stick in the reviews because he isn't Robin Williams but no one could be Genie as Robin Williams was. Will Smith was the next best thing, he played the role amazingly well, was extremely funny and natural with it and I couldn't think of another actor who would suit the role as well.
A brilliant film. Fun for all the family and some laugh out loud funny parts.