This was a weird film

Rating: 7/10 (24 May 2019)

Full disclosure, I have never watched the original Aladdin. Disney wasn't a huge part of my childhood, and my opinion is from a blind perspective. For this remake of a Disney classic, I bring no baggage to the table.
I found this movie very...weird. Through most of it,something seemed off; you can't really place it; all the pieces of a scene are done well,but they don't gel cohesively. This wasn't adapted well. I'm always aware that this movie isn't real and trying to be cartoony. But that's the point - if you don't believe the world you're in, you can't really buy anything it sells. The signing and music felt forced, the acting was overdone, the plot wasn't convincing, the characters weren't believable and the ending seemed rushed.
They give you an exact replica, which doesn't work because the audience isn't the same. This is the kind of movie, where if you stopped and thought about what's happening in a scene, you're completely taken out of it. And that shouldn't happen in a movie about magic.
Speaking of magic, any positive feedback I had , goes to Will Smith as the genie.
He doesn't take a Robin Williams route, but plays himself instead. Any scene with him is elevated; he holds up the entire second act. This Genie was the only believable part of this story, which kinda sucks because I wanted to enjoy everything else too.
So there you have it, my unbiased opinion . I can't say how this film works as an adaptation, but as a movie, it's a 6.5/10 from me.