After all the bashing of this movie, I probably wouldn't have watched it if the kid hadn't asked us a family movie night. He wanted to watch some animated film, but since we've already seen most of Disney's, we somehow came up with feature adaptations and chose this one. It's not a masterpiece, but it's a solid family pastime, which quite faithfully follows the animated original (even actors unexpectedly resemble animated characters), with an interesting story, pleasant music, and witty moments. Will Smith is good as expected, and the others are not far behind, except for Jafar and Sultan, who were, in my opinion, totally lame. The cartoon is better in every way, but that doesn't mean this one is bad. I really had a good time.
7/10
7/10