Aladdin
Obviously not as good as the original but I'd be joking if I said I didn't enjoy it.
You can't compare Will Smith's genie to Robin Williams but I never had the intention to anyways. He did fairly well.
Mena Moussad was ok as Aladdin I guess. There were times were you felt like he could shine but it didn't ever peak all the way through.
The actor would played Jafar has gotten a lot of criticism it seems. He seemed to have a weak beginning to the film but grew a bit as the film went along.
The absolute highlight of the film was Naomi Scott, a great performance as Jasmine, including a great job with the musical numbers. She certainly needs more roles and I would assume this would help her case for them.
Her father was the letdown of the film for me. He was pretty weak.
The film looked pretty cool overall although I did wish The Cave of Wonders had a bit more wonder to it.
Would the film have been better directed by someone else? I think so. Some of the technical things Ritchie does leaves me scratching my head here, especially some of the scenes that seem to be in slow no for no apparent reason.
But it's still fairly magical and makes me want to watch the animation version again soon. I'd give it a 3 star plus here.