Not groundbreaking, but a very fun remake!

Rating: 7/10 (3 July 2019)

This movie was a bit better than I expected it to be!
I have only seen the original a few times, mostly because it's just not a film I think about and I am not really a fan of it. This movie did a very decent job with redoing the story in its life action format!
The acting was good! I mean, it was nothing groundbreaking but for a Disney movie that was a remake of the original, it was pretty good! Will Smith KILLED....it as the Genie! He did such a wonderful job and considering he was doing his own thing while not at all copying Robin Williams, even better. He was easily the number one best part of the movie and his musical sequences were actually pretty awesome and catchy! I did not expect his singing to be as good as it was, unless during filming it sucked and the editors are very skilled! His cgi was good, except his face just looked off....but was acceptable. He did great! Naomi Scott....she NAILED IT..... Her performance for this kind of movie was really great and her musical performances were hypnotic.... She is the second best thing! Mena Massoud also did well, but wasn't QUITE a standout.... And his singing wasn't AS GOOD as Will's or Naomi's but it is decent! His performance was pretty decent, him and Naomi did have really good chemistry, and they both played each other off during their musical sequences very well, but Naomi was better than him imo again, he was still decent.
Marwan Kenzari......was not....good at all in this movie.... He was VERY poor casting. I mean, he did.....okay with his performance, but he was not AT ALL intimidating....
The story was pretty intriguing, but nothing groundbreaking. We all know what the story is. It's just told again in this version.
Visuals were absolutely gorgeous! The lighting, atmosphere, CGI, everything was really impressive!
Overall: 7/10. It's nothing groundbreaking, excluding Will Smith, Naomi Scott, songs, sets, and cinematography, and Aladdin in general is not a favorite of mine at all, this was still a lot of fun though!