WYLION - Feel good?

Rating: 7/10 (24 June 2019)

Unpopular opinion but I liked this movie.
Was it great? No, but it did make you feel good. That's what I class it as, a feel good movie. The acting wasn't amazing it was okay. Will Smith's performance was most certainly the best in the movie even if the large CGI version of the Genie was very distracting, over the top and took away from everything around it.
I think what made the movie not work was trying to transfer everything from the animation across to live action. This would be alright for something such as The Lion King (which I am very excited for by the way). The difference is that there is magic, transformation and so many effects that it removes the 'live action' from a live action movie. Not CGI specifically but all of the particle effects really just didn't make it have a real feel to it which is required for a live action movie. I think Guy Richie may have gotten carried away and because of the direction he went with the movie I think it is the explanation for why the movie and the acting came across quite bland.
I won't trash talk the movie too much though as I liked it a lot and I know it will be one I watch more than once or even twice.