MIDHU SABU

Considering the badly edited trailer, movie was a pleasant surprise... can't say it was extraordinary but it was able to bring back those sweet childhood memories of watching the cartoon... Naomi was tailor made for Jashmine's role & with her awesome singing & dancing skills she had done justice to the role with all the grace of a princess...a special mention to song speechless that left me with goosebumps.. As for Aladdin, Mena had his hits & misses, there were sm really good moments & in some cases we involuntarily compare him to the animated character & feel his energy is not up to the mark & same goes with his singing prowess...Now coming to the places were there is huge gap between the animated characters & the real ones.. for starters Genie Maybe they could've chosen an alternate Genie with better comic timing & singing skills than Smith...Jim Carrey or Hugh Jackman for instance....Lago the talking parrot- voice over was nothing worth comparing to the original..Jafar was less of a villain & more of a comedian trying to pull some tricks... Even the ultan's character lacked that orginal silliness & joyful laugh... Anyway it was worth watching...