Why fix it if it's not broken?

Rating: 6/10 (24 May 2019)

Let me start by saying that the visuals of the movie were pretty stunning. The camera work was pretty great even chasing after Aladdin's parkour type running around. HOWEVER. There are times where you can tell that the video has been sped up. It's so obvious that it really takes away from the scene and just makes it an awful experience.
The music. I get that all Will Smith knows how to do is hip-hop. But this is a Disney movie and that is not needed here. The original songs are fantastic without needing any kind of revamping. If they really wanted to revamp any of the music then they could've taken a page out of the Broadway adaptation. Why did "One Jump" need the hip-hop in it? Will Smith wasn't even in that scene. It's just unnecessary and ruins the moment.
The autotune is so obvious that anytime someone is "singing" it sounds so flat and boring. The only person that could actually carry a tune is Jasmine. Aladdin's voice is so autotuned that it sounds like he's bored with what he's saying. There's no emotion in his voice. And Will Smith is just talk-singing the whole time. I will say that "Prince Ali" was excellent though.
Jasmine's new solo song is a great song, but the reprise is just unnecessary. It completely stops the flow of the film and does not belong.
All in all I would watch this film again, but it definitely did not live up to my expectations.