Technical par excellence let down by uneven screenplay

Rating: 5/10 (26 May 2019)

At the outset the question whether the movie is good, average or bad depends on the audience in question. Kids and teenagers will enjoy this to the hilt. Not so much for serious movie goers. Aladin(Mena Mazoud) is promising and grows on you as the movie progresses but does not have screen presence and a limited range of emotions. Genie (Will Smith) and Princess Jasmine (Naomi Scott) have performed well and carry the movie on the shoulder. Impromptu breaking into a song routine becomes a head ache after a point and impedes the screen play. Marwan Kensari as Jaffar the schemeing minister of the Sultan is menacing and does his job. Verdict - Aladin is a technically excellent with lusterless lamp.