Better than expected

Rating: 8/10 (3 July 2019)

Of course I'm a huge fan of the cartoon. And I feel this stayed true to the cartoon but managed in my opinion to excel it. My only problem with it is that the actor who played Jafar didn't sell it. It's a big character to play and I don't think he lived up to it. The Jasmine character was good, beautiful girl and great singer, but still could have had a better actress. The actor who plays Aladdin was absolutely brilliant. He really embodied the character adding a lot more humour which was great. And what to say about Will Smith? I thought he was excellent. He never tried to copy Robin Williams portrayal of the genie, he made it his own while still capturing all the genie's traits. And I like they slightly changed the story of the genie a little bit. And let's give props to the character Dahlia. Absolutely hilarious.
Funnily enough I didn't want to watch this, my daughter dragged me to the cinema to watch it, but I ended up loving it more than she did.