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Shocker! The ‘Aladdin’ Remake Is Not Entirely Terrible

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Disney’s live-action remake of ‘Aladdin’ is by no means a masterpiece. Even with Will Smith’s horrifying blue Genie hamming it up, it’s successful at what it is: A fun kids’ movie.

The greatest surprise about the new live-action Aladdin film is that it’s not a total disaster.

We’re not sure what three wishes director Guy Ritchie used to rescue a production that was smothered by a magic carpet of bad buzz, from whitewashing

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