The Greatest Showman 2?

Rating: 5/10 (29 October 2019)

I love the original Aladdin and the stage/broadway adaptation. The guy LOOKS like the perfect choice for Aladdin, but had hardly any personality in his line delivery. None of the classic Aladdin charm! He's clearly a better dancer than anything else. Naomi Scott blows everyone off the screen with her portrayal of Jasmine, but that was mainly boosted with the "female-empowerment" script, although I did like Jasmine taking over her father's role. That "Greatest Showman-esque" song they threw in for her made no sense in the context of the moment nor did it sound like it fit with the rest of the soundtrack. Will Smith as the Genie was not funny at all... felt so uncomfortable during his opening scene where NOBODY in my theater laughed. The best sequences were the further developments between Aladdin and Jasmine's relationship that we're outside of the source material. Don't even get me started of Jafar. Terrible casting choice. I was shook out of my boredom when he started to relate to Aladdin and tell his backstory, but it was a quick line that they never elaborated on. Disappointing all around.