Was not impressed. It's an ok 6/10 movie if you never saw the original and have no reference point. Otherwise, it's 4/10.
This movie is a case of 'If ain't broke, don't fix it'. The animated version is superior in every way. The story structure, the songs, the characters, and the visuals.
Will Smith is doing his best, but man... He can't pull a Robin Williams. I got quite disappointed with the songs. They are the most iconic parts of the movie. In the remake, they felt flat and unexciting.
In the animated version, I really felt impressed when the 'Prince Ali' song played. I felt that if I were a princess this would really impress me. But in the live-action, I just felt like MEH. It's the same with 'A whole new world' song. Where it looks like Aladdin really shows Jasmine a whole new world. Yet in the live-action, it was just a boring sequence. It's funny how they managed to do it because the songs lyrics are exactly the same.
The actress who plays Jasmine sings really well, the others though can't quite make it.
Of course, this being 2019 so we have to shoehorn 'I'm a strong independent woman' into the movie. Even though the original Jasmine was plenty of strong and independent. And in contrast to the live-action, she also acted as a strong character and not just told us she is one.
In the odd case, you never saw the original, please treat yourself and watch it. It is leagues better than this one.
What started as a great comedy series, ended as a struggle to finish an episode. Recommended but stop watching when it starts getting uncomfortable..
