Synopsis
A kindhearted street urchin named Aladdin embarks on a magical adventure after finding a lamp that releases a wisecracking genie while a power-hungry Grand Vizier vies for the same lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true.
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Cast
- Will SmithGenie / Mariner
- Mena MassoudAladdin
- Naomi ScottJasmine
- Marwan KenzariJafar
- Navid NegahbanSultan
- Nasim PedradDalia
- Billy MagnussenPrince Anders
- Numan AcarHakim
- Jordan A. NashOmar
- Taliyah BlairLian
- 80
The Guardian
It is lively, colourful and genuinely funny, and doesn’t break what didn’t need fixing about the original. - 67
IndieWire
Smith puts on such an outsized performance that it’s easy for him to overshadow its smaller joys — and when Genie is suddenly silenced in a limp third act, the entire film suffers. - 65
TheWrap
The original Aladdin was an innovative motion picture, heralding a new era of CG-assisted animation and celebrity stunt-casting. It was bold and exciting. The remake rehashes the original in a pleasing but perfunctory way. - 60
Time Out
When Aladdin gets it right, it propels you high on a magic-carpet ride. But the odd bum note thrusts you straight out of Arabia and back into your cinema seat. - 60
The Telegraph
Ultimately, this is a rollicking adventure that will enchant young audiences. It’s just a shame that its odd creative missteps tend to linger in the memory once the magic has faded. - 60
Empire
Another lavish and largely entertaining Disney re-do, with strong turns from Massoud and Scott. But, appropriately for someone playing a huge, powerful entity trapped in a tiny ornament, Smith’s genie performance feels disappointingly constrained — both by overdependence on the original and some ghastly CGI. - 60
Screen Daily
Despite Aladdin’s occasionally arresting moments, this remake’s most potent element is its intentional air of déjà vu. - 60
Los Angeles Times
No one really needs this mostly middling, fitfully funny and never unpleasant movie. And the movie itself seems cheerfully aware of that fact as it deftly lifts lines, beats, characters and songs from its 1992 predecessor, every so often punching up the comedy, wrinkling the plot and injecting a dash of politically corrective subtext.