Aladdin
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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.
What critics thought
Critics were split down the middle on this live-action remake, with general agreement that Will Smith and Naomi Scott acquit themselves well but sharp disagreement over whether that's enough to justify the film's existence. Guy Ritchie's direction drew particular skepticism — many felt he was badly mismatched to the material — while audiences responded far more warmly than critics. Cultural critics also raised pointed concerns about the film's conflation of Arab, Middle Eastern, and South Asian identities.
“Guy Ritchie... was always an odd choice to helm a big Disney romantic musical and proves utterly the wrong guy here. Aladdin, in his hands, is more like The Mummy than Frozen.”
Mark Kennedy·Associated Press
“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. Or by going to a real-life parade. Or by doing some light gardening. Or by doing a crossword puzzle.”
William Bibbiani·TheWrap
“the people and the setting looked more like India than a city in the Middle East.”
7iber
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Family
Cast & Crew
Guy RitchieDirector
Mena MassoudAladdin
Will SmithGenie / Mariner
Naomi ScottJasmine
Marwan KenzariJafar
Navid NegahbanSultan
Nasim PedradDalia
Billy MagnussenPrince Anders
Numan AcarHakim
Jordan A. NashOmar
Taliyah BlairLian
Aubrey LinOmi
Amir BoutrousJamal
Alan MenkenComposer
John AugustWriterAladdin
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.
What critics thought
Critics were split down the middle on this live-action remake, with general agreement that Will Smith and Naomi Scott acquit themselves well but sharp disagreement over whether that's enough to justify the film's existence. Guy Ritchie's direction drew particular skepticism — many felt he was badly mismatched to the material — while audiences responded far more warmly than critics. Cultural critics also raised pointed concerns about the film's conflation of Arab, Middle Eastern, and South Asian identities.
“Guy Ritchie... was always an odd choice to helm a big Disney romantic musical and proves utterly the wrong guy here. Aladdin, in his hands, is more like The Mummy than Frozen.”
Mark Kennedy·Associated Press
“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. Or by going to a real-life parade. Or by doing some light gardening. Or by doing a crossword puzzle.”
William Bibbiani·TheWrap
“the people and the setting looked more like India than a city in the Middle East.”
7iber
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Family
Cast & Crew
Guy RitchieDirectorMena MassoudAladdinWill SmithGenie / MarinerNaomi ScottJasmineMarwan KenzariJafarNavid NegahbanSultanNasim PedradDaliaBilly MagnussenPrince AndersNuman AcarHakimJordan A. NashOmarTaliyah BlairLianAubrey LinOmiAmir BoutrousJamalAlan MenkenComposerJohn AugustWriterStream
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