Editing Aladdin (1992 Disney film) (section)

=== Critical reception ===
Upon release, ''Aladdin'' received positive reviews from film critics.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last1=Ascher-Walsh |first1=Rebecca |last2=Daly |first2=Steve |date=March 12, 1993 |title=Marketing 'Aladdin' |url=https://ew.com/article/1993/03/12/marketing-aladdin/ |access-date=January 22, 2025 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |quote=critical acclaim and word of mouth have played important parts in the film’s success.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=January 31, 2018 |title=Aladdin - Howard Ashman |url=https://www.howardashman.com/howards-work/aladdin |access-date=January 22, 2025 |website=Howard Ashman}}</ref> The [[review aggregator]] website, [[Rotten Tomatoes]], reports that {{RT data|score}} of {{RT data|count}} critics give the film a positive review, with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}. The site's consensus reads: "A highly entertaining entry in Disney's renaissance era, ''Aladdin'' is beautifully drawn, with near-classic songs and a cast of scene-stealing characters."<ref name="RTfresh">{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/disneys_aladdin|title=Aladdin (1992)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date={{RT data|access date}}|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916155448/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1042582_aladdin|archive-date=September 16, 2020|url-status=live}}{{RT data|edit}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a weighted average score of 86 out of 100, based on 25 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/aladdin |title=Aladdin Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=October 11, 2018 |archive-date=October 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011211145/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/aladdin |url-status=live }}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film a rare "A+" grade, on a scale of A+ to F.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Pamela |last=McClintock |title=Why CinemaScore Matters for Box Office |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/why-cinemascore-matters-box-office-225563/ |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=August 19, 2011 |access-date=December 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719145918/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/why-cinemascore-matters-box-office-225563/ |archive-date=July 19, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Most critics praised Robin Williams's performance as the Genie,<ref name="RTfresh"/> with [[Janet Maslin]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' declaring that children "needn't know precisely what Mr. Williams is evoking to understand how funny he is".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/11/11/movies/review-film-disney-puts-its-magic-touch-on-aladdin.html|title=Disney Puts Its Magic Touch on 'Aladdin'|work=The New York Times|first=Janet|last=Maslin|author-link=Janet Maslin|date=November 11, 1992|access-date=June 12, 2009|archive-date=August 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828130757/https://www.nytimes.com/1992/11/11/movies/review-film-disney-puts-its-magic-touch-on-aladdin.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Brian Lowry of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' praised the cast of characters, describing the expressive magic carpet as "its most remarkable accomplishment", and considered that "''Aladdin'' overcomes most story flaws thanks to sheer technical virtuosity".<ref>{{cite news
| url = https://variety.com/review/VE1117900071.html?categoryid=31&cs=1 |title=Aladdin|work=Variety |first=Brian|last=Lowry |date=November 4, 1992 |access-date=May 26, 2009 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090602052954/http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117900071.html?categoryid=31&cs=1| archive-date= June 2, 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Peter Travers]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' stated that the film's comedic aspect made it accessible to both children and adults,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie/5947957/review/5947958/aladdin|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618163432/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie/5947957/review/5947958/aladdin|archive-date=June 18, 2008|title=Aladdin|author=Travers, Peter | author-link = Peter Travers |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|issue=644|date=November 1992|url-status=dead|access-date=May 26, 2009 }}</ref> a vision shared with [[Desson Howe]] of ''[[The Washington Post]]'', who also said that "kids are still going to be entranced by the magic and adventure".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/aladdinghowe_a0af3c.htm|title=Aladdin|first=Desson|last=Howe|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=November 27, 1992|access-date=May 26, 2009|archive-date=December 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211220819/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/aladdinghowe_a0af3c.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Warner Bros. Cartoons]] director [[Chuck Jones]] called the film "the funniest feature ever made",<ref name="time" /> and [[James Berardinelli]] gave the film three and a half stars out of four, praising the "crisp visuals and wonderful song-and-dance numbers".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://preview.reelviews.net/movies/a/aladdin.html|title=Aladdin|author=Berardinelli, James|author-link=James Berardinelli|publisher=Reelviews|year=1992|access-date=May 26, 2009|archive-date=August 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831014747/http://preview.reelviews.net/movies/a/aladdin.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Roger Ebert]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' awarded the film 3 stars out of 4, and commented that Williams and animation "were born for one another." However, he considered the music to be inferior to ''[[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|The Little Mermaid]]'' and ''Beauty and the Beast'', and claimed that Aladdin and Jasmine were "pale and routine". He criticized what he saw as the film's use of ethnic stereotypes, writing, "Most of the Arab characters have exaggerated facial characteristics—hooked noses, glowering brows, thick lips—but Aladdin and the princess look like white American teenagers."<ref name="Ebert, Roger">{{cite news |author=Ebert, Roger |author-link=Roger Ebert |url=https://rogerebert.com/reviews/aladdin-1992 |title=Aladdin review |date=November 25, 1992 |access-date=March 17, 2007 |work=Chicago Sun-Times |archive-date=April 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412115500/http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/aladdin-1992 |url-status=live }}</ref> Olly Richards of ''[[Empire Magazine]]'' awarded the film 5 stars out of 5, and said "The movie that brought a hip new sensibility to animated features and which still stands up in the age of Pixar and DreamWorks thanks largely to a blistering improv turn from Robin Williams."<ref>{{cite news |author=Olly Richards |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/aladdin-review/ |title=Aladdin Review |date=January 1, 2000 |access-date=May 12, 2025 |work=Empire Magazine }}</ref>

The film did not go without criticism. In a scathing review, Ed Gonzalez of ''[[Slant Magazine]]'' described the film as racist, ridiculous, and a "narcissistic circus act" from Robin Williams.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://slantmagazine.com/film/review/aladdin | title=Aladdin | work=[[Slant Magazine]] | date=September 23, 2004 | access-date=June 16, 2015 | author=Gonzalez, Ed | archive-date=June 27, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627095413/http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/aladdin | url-status=live }}</ref>