Review of Aladdin (2019) by Anthony Lane for The New Yorker — 26 May 2019
Yet Ritchie has made significant alterations. First, he has modified the law of sultanic succession by giving women the right to rule. Second, by some cunning spell, he has taken all the fun from the earlier Disney film and — abracadabra! — made it disappear.
The big musical numbers strain for pizzazz. The action sequences are a confounding rush.
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This review of Aladdin (2019) was written by Anthony Lane and published by The New Yorker on 26 May 2019.
Aladdin has generally received positive reviews.
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