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Aladdin

2019

Guy Ritchie

Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott, Will Smith, Chico Kenzari ...

6.2

24,820

Fantasy. Musical. Romance. Adventure “Aladdin” is the exciting tale of the charming street rat Aladdin, the courageous and self-determined Princess Jasmine and the Genie who may be the key to their future. A live-action adaptation of Disney’s animated classic,

	Media	Author	Review
		Peter Debruge Variety	"[A] high-rish, mostly rewarding live-action remake (...) Ritchie's style embraces the kind of expressionism needed to pull off such a fanciful tale."
		Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter	"A perfectly politically correct 'Aladdin' for these times. The only thing that seems to have been left out is the magic, which is a bit of a problem considering that one of the main characters is a genie."
		Justin Chang Los Angeles Times	"[It] isn’t the disastrous Disney-Will Smith remake you feared (...) The upgrades here are primarily cosmetic, which is no reason to discount their pleasures."
		Johnny Oleksinski New York Post	"The family film has unexpectedly turned out shining, shimmering, splendid. Smith (...) makes for a jovial emcee (...) Even Guy 'Swept Away' Ritchie does some uncharacteristically solid work (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Ben Lawrence Telegraph	"A big-hearted fantasy musical with a gorgeous colour palette and a strict moral code which tries very hard – but doesn’t quite succeed – in improving on the studio’s 1992 original (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Brian Lowry CNN	"[It] is a great deal of fun, with charming leads and elaborately mounted songs. It's hardly a whole new world, but in this suddenly well-populated land of live-action reboots, makes the most out of its familiar one."
		Joseph Walsh Time Out	"[It] may lack the fizz of Disney’s groundbreaking 1992 animation but it’s still got a certain street-smart charm (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times	"A colorful and lively adventure suitable for all ages and a touching romance featuring two attractive leads (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Chris Nashawaty Entertainment Weekly	"So the big question hanging over the whole thing is… why? (...) It all feels too dutiful, too familiar. (...) Aladdin is…fine, but it has no real reason for being."
		Steve Rose The Guardian	"It is lively, colourful and genuinely funny, and doesn't break what didn't need fixing about the original (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Dan Jolin Empire	"Another lavish and largely entertaining Disney re-do (...) But, appropriately for someone playing a huge, powerful entity (...) Smith’s genie performance feels disappointingly constrained (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Kate Erbland IndieWire	"This is a film aimed at a younger audience, and they are going to love it. They are going to especially love Will Smith as Genie, because it’s almost impossible to imagine the wacky comedic tour-de-force won’t charm everyone."
		William Bibbiani The Wrap	"If you don’t think about it very hard (although you probably should), the remake of 'Aladdin' might entertain you. But you’d be a heck of a lot more entertained by watching the original film again."
		Tom Jorgensen IGN	"While 2019's Aladdin may not be a whole new world, thanks to some great supporting performances and a dazzling Agrabah, it is one worth revisiting."
		David Crow Den of Geek	"'Aladdin' remake is as barren as the desert it's set in, landing closer to a '90s TV movie than the 1992 animated classic (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Donald Clarke Irish Times	"A weird mess of woke film-making (...) There’s a half-heartedness about this 'Aladdin' (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Sinead Brennan RTÉ	"A shining, shimmering, splendid remake (...) There is plenty to sit back and soak in, with laughs and singalongs guaranteed (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Deirdre Molumby entertainment.ie	"It’s fine – not as bad as you expect, but not great, with some enjoyable aspects and some issues (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Paul Whitington Irish Independent	"Mr. Ritchie’s direction is competent, if soulless. This 'Aladdin' remake is fine, but I’m not sure I see the point of it (.…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"

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