I loved it despite the naysayers

Rating: 8/10 (19 January 2020)

From the beginning I was enchanted by the costumes, the cinematography, the presentation, the songs, the wonder of CGI. I loved it more than the animated version and was totally involved in the story. A couple scenes were a bit dragish for a few minutes but overall....IT ROCKED. Will Smith was AWESOME as the genie and Naomi Scott nailed the princess. Mena Massoud was fun and made it fun...I hate that some think everyone should be over authentic to whatever they believe but it's a MOVIE and is about imagination and fun. The world is a mix of all and all of us come from various beginnings but we are all human, connected and I love the characters, the actors, all of it. A beautiful movie, entertaining and to dissect it into this, that and overlook the fun of it...come on!