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By Johnny Oleksinski (478) for New York Post (6,650) on 21 May 2019

Massoud and Scott make a live-action “Aladdin” succeed on a different level than a cartoon can — as a teary romance…

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By Peter Travers (3,602) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 21 May 2019

That the movie itself is a treat, beyond its good intentions, is icing on the cake, though clichés and ethnic stereotyping still sneak in…

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By Peter Debruge (1,557) for Variety (12,700) on 21 May 2019

It’s great to see Smith in comedic mode again, and smart of the team to base the Genie’s personality on the star’s brand, rather than…

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By Tom Jorgensen (31) for IGN (1,013) on 21 May 2019

While Smith does fine work, how reliant this Genie is on Smith’s personality does make you wonder if an actor pushing farther out of their…

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By Kate Erbland (681) for IndieWire (3,631) on 21 May 2019

Smith puts on such an outsized performance that it’s easy for him to overshadow its smaller joys — and when Genie is suddenly silenced…

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By William Bibbiani (788) for TheWrap (3,203) on 21 May 2019

The original Aladdin was an innovative motion picture, heralding a new era of CG-assisted animation and celebrity stunt-casting…

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By Ty Burr (2,612) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 21 May 2019

Here’s the thing about Disney’s “live-action” remakes of its animated classics: The new versions may be bigger, louder, and more lavish,…

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By Michael O'sullivan (1,712) for Washington Post (9,851) on 21 May 2019

The movie is colorful and pretty, and Smith brings a fresh, more street-wise approach to his character, while still honoring the motor-mouthed…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Movie Nation (3,875) on 21 May 2019

The romantic leads are engaging and can sing, one of them a lot better than the other…

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By Barry Hertz (792) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 21 May 2019

Each frame is drowning in vibrant colours and packed with so many decked-out extras that Aladdin’s environment seems less like a typical…

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By Justin Chang (1,535) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 21 May 2019

No one really needs this mostly middling, fitfully funny and never unpleasant movie…

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By Tim Grierson (1,482) for Screen International (2,241) on 21 May 2019

Despite Aladdin’s occasionally arresting moments, this remake’s most potent element is its intentional air of déjà vu…

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By Dan Jolin (289) for Empire (3,446) on 21 May 2019

Another lavish and largely entertaining Disney re-do, with strong turns from Massoud and Scott…

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By Ben Lawrence (2) for The Telegraph (1,120) on 21 May 2019

Ultimately, this is a rollicking adventure that will enchant young audiences…

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By Joseph Walsh (276) for Time Out (7,510) on 21 May 2019

When Aladdin gets it right, it propels you high on a magic-carpet ride…

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By Chris Nashawaty (734) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 21 May 2019

The ever-quickening half-life of pop culture has gotten so short that we’ve now officially entered the era of diminishing returns…

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By Caroline Siede (75) for Consequence of Sound (1,431) on 21 May 2019

Aladdin could wind up working well for young audiences yet again. For everyone else, however, it’s a bland copy of a lush original…

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By Aja Romano (35) for Vox (725) on 21 May 2019

It is frequently quite charming, largely thanks to the efforts of Mena Massoud, who captures Aladdin’s irrepressible charisma every second…

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By Matthew Monagle (156) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 21 May 2019

As much as the original Genie was an extension of Robin Williams' onstage persona, so does Smith’s Genie springboard off two decades of action-comedies…

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By Matt Zoller Seitz (637) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 21 May 2019

It’s a dancing elephant of a movie. It has a few decent moves, but you’d never call it light on its feet…

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