Boring, no charm whatsoever, careless

Rating: 3/10 (2 August 2019)

I was greatly disappointed by this film. I was expecting beautiful landscapes, incredible renditions, and a phenomenal performance by Will Smith. It has not redeemed itself.
Firstly, the introduction to the movie was a lazy effort at a backstory. It always feels false when a movie starts with children asking someone to tell them a story. In all honestly, this was one of the worst examples I've seen of this clichÃ©.
Then the editing was way too fast. It felt like someone just randomly cut to whoever was talking, and therefore we never got any reaction shots or other focuses. And all the action shots were cut way too soon; by the time I even realised what was happening in the frame, it had cut away to something else, so it felt very overwhelming to me.
I also disliked the new appearance of the Genie. I think he should have stayed black the entire movie, because the blue tone felt so incredibly artificial and therefore I couldn't help but laugh. During all the shots where he is significantly bigger than the other characters, he felt too stretched out and laughably larger.
The character of Aladdin also lost all his charm. No longer is he headstrong, confident and endearing, but the acting was so unbelievable he came across as annoying, cocky and merely a copycat of the original. It was also off-putting considering how it's only the main characters that have American accents; either all the characters should have Western Asian accents or all of them should have American - it feels weird otherwise.
I also greatly despised 'Speechless'. Not only is it badly written (using the words quiet, silent, and speechless in the chorus alone is just lazy), but it doesn't match the film whatsoever. Gone are the beautiful instruments and Western Asian significance, and along came a pop ballad that most certainly is only in the film to be nominated for an Oscar and to top the charts.
In summary, I was majorly disappointed by this movie, and all of Disney's usual talent has wasted away and become lazy, and once again they've just made another monetary, boring copycat.