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  • Aladdin is Disney's latest live-action remake, and it might be the best one yet. 1 / 14

  • The musical numbers are dope. 2 / 14

  • "One Jump" is especially good. 3 / 14

  • Also, Jasmine's "Speechless" is the next "Let It Go." 4 / 14

  • Speaking of Jasmine, Naomi Scott is the truth. 5 / 14

  • Her Jasmine is independent and politically minded in a way the original only hinted at. 6 / 14

  • It's an adjustment to the story that works well, and upstages Aladdin. 7 / 14

  • But Mena Massoud is still really good. 8 / 14

  • And, thankfully, so is Will Smith. 9 / 14

  • We still miss Robin Williams... 10 / 14

  • And Jafar is... not so great, but... 11 / 14

  • ... the humor is on point. 12 / 14

  • Will Smith more than does his job. 13 / 14

  • And ultimately, this movie feels like the original and a whole new world at the same time. 14 / 14