![]() This version plays to Smith’s looks, and gives the Genie a second-tier romance with Jasmine’s handmaiden Dalia, gamely played by Saturday Night Live’s Nasim Pedrad. But to funnel his Big Willie Style into what is largely a rinse-and-repeat of Williams’ performance was the wrong move. He’s been known to stop a few shows himself. Will Smith was by no means a crazy choice. Arguably Disney’s greatest character, he elevated Aladdin ’92 through the star casting of Robin Williams, who was given free rein to riff and improvise, with that striking Al Hirschfeld-inspired animation built closely around his showstopping performance. But it’s uniquely problematic when it comes to the Genie. ![]() Maybe that’s all anyone wants from Disney’s second rub of the lamp. This version weirdly makes you wish he was in it less. The original left you craving more Genie.
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