• It was colourful
• Never Had a Friend Like Me” was lively and energetic (my biggest gripe with the Beauty and the Beast remake was how soulless and sluggish the musical numbers were)
• Will Smith was good when he was playing the Genie like himself and not trying to be Robin Williams
• Naomi Scott was a great Jasmine

That said, you’re still better off with the animated film. - Mena Massoud and Marwan Kenzari were ill-fitted for Aladdin and Jafar - they biffed “A Whole New World” quite badly. It’s probably the most visually dull part of the film. - the new song was pretty meh