We enjoyed this live action (enhanced with effects!) version of the Disney animated movie and stage show with Will Smith as the genie, Mena Massoud as Aladdin, and Naomi Scott as Jasmine in the huge cast. Not high art, it's still an enjoyable spectacle. I particularly liked the royal parade.
Directed by Guy Ritchie from a script by him and John August.
The cast sings the songs from the original themselves, composed by Alan Menken with Howard Ashman or Tim Rice. Menken alone is credited for the score.
Smith was last blogged for Concussion, Ritchie for Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, and Menken, Rice, and the late Ashman for Beauty and the Beast (also adapted from a Disney movie and stage show).
Now streaming, this averages 57% from critics but 94 from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes. We saw it June 5, 2019.
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