(Note – like all my reviews, this is spoiler-free! You probably already know the story but there are some new elements in this one.)
Disney, it’s nice to see you again.
My kids and I saw the new Aladdin this past week, at an advance screening, and wow, we loved it! We were laughing like crazy – it was HILARIOUS (more funny than the original), it was touching and emotional, and we were blown away by it all.
If you’ve read my other movie reviews, you’ll see I am not easily impressed. I thought Dumbo, Mary Poppins Returns, and Christopher Robin were all mediocre. And I expected Aladdin to be the same. I was especially skeptical of Will Smith being the Genie – I mean really, can anyone compare to Robin Williams in the original?
But to our surprise, Aladdin turned out to be the best Disney movie we’ve seen in a long time. (My daughter gave it a billion stars!)