Batson's Blog

Where to start with this one, huh? When I heard that Will Smith was cast as Genie , I was actually pretty happy about it. He is close enough to Robin Williams in the ability to deliver an over-the-top performance but he's not a complete replica. He's got his own style. Then I saw the horrible Entertainment Weekly cover with no blue makeup and I, like many others, was not irritated that they weren't making him blue. Then I saw the horrible makeup job with the blue paint and I thought, 'Maybe he shouldn't be blue.' Besides Genie and his lack of blue / poorly done blue makeup, the costumes looked like cheaply made (but still overpriced) Halloween costumes you'd find at The Disney Store. Lastly, the casting is way off here. Mena Massoud looks like Aladdin , but he doesn't have half the style or swagger that the animated version does. Marwan Kenzari neither looks like Jafar or has his demeanor. Oh --- and the animated version of Abu  >...