By Filmfare / Times of India / Indiatimes, October 30, 2009 - 11:17 IST
Sujoy Ghosh does make a decent attempt to interpret the anecdotes of Aladin in his own cinematic language...
By Filmfare / Times of India / Indiatimes, October 30, 2009 - 11:39 IST
The plot gets more puzzling with the story tellers trying to connect the implausible occurrences on screen with the movement of a comet that promises to make anyone who touches its shadow indestructible...
By Rediff, October 30, 2009 - 15:58 IST
1 of 1 people found this review helpful Aladin revolved around greed, ambition and both -- misuse and bonus of magic. But the manner in which its modern-day avatar goes about squandering his three wishes suggests either he's really daft or completely disenchanted towards magic...
By Movietalkies, October 30, 2009 - 15:59 IST
Ghosh would have served his film better if he had managed to keep things a little simpler. In his enthusiasm to turn the film into a modern day fantasy tale, he gets a little too carried away and tries to do too much and bungles up in a big way...
By Buzz18, October 30, 2009 - 16:01 IST
Sujoy Ghosh's Aladin is admittedly interesting. Ghosh's new age spin mixing realism and fantasy in a fictitious town called Khwaish stars off well...
By Blog Tarana, October 30, 2009 - 19:27 IST
Vipul Amrutlal Shah has delivered his technically best product till date with London Dreams. But apart from the technique its high on emotions as well. Vipul gives apt time for character development for each of his main protagonists...
By Now Running, October 31, 2009 - 10:27 IST
The director also seems to be confused over the genre. What stars off as a fantasy film of an underdog, quickly turns into a stretched romantic comedy with song - dance routines and eventually a good vs. evil battle...
By Apunkachoice, October 31, 2009 - 10:29 IST
What might have been a nail-biting, awe-inspiring fable with breath-taking imagery and intriguing characters, turns out to be a convoluted story as the Genie, dressed in the most outlandish clothes, thwarts the evil Ringmaster's plan...
By india, October 31, 2009 - 10:31 IST
The film tries so hard to be funny, aiming alternately at kids and their parents, that it misses on all counts. What we get is a product entirely devoid of story, wit, style and character development...
By Radiosargam, October 31, 2009 - 10:33 IST
Aladin takes a kick start and promises to deliver the best of cinematic journey in over two hours. But all that begins well doesn't end well and same holds true for Aladin...
By Indicine, October 31, 2009 - 10:34 IST
0 of 1 people found this review helpful The director seems confused. Neither does the movie have enough to appeal to the kids, nor is it gripping enough for the adults. While a combination of romance, thrill and fantasy in an underdog tale...
By AOL, October 31, 2009 - 10:38 IST
The special effects too are pretty good, apart from a couple of scenes where it is visible and disconnected from the surroundings. 'Aladin' has been shot well and has good music for people who like songs in the movies they watch...
By Sify, October 31, 2009 - 10:42 IST
Despite the length being a tad too long and the enchantment quotient hovering around average, the film might still be worth a watch for a few amusing moments...
By Wogma, October 31, 2009 - 10:47 IST
The first thing that takes you by awe in the first 15-20 minutes or so is the lovely sets. The sand-colored stones, the fortress like look is done really well and you know you are in fairly land with spurts of color showing up on the screen...
By Now Running, October 31, 2009 - 10:48 IST
The real fun begins in the second half with the battle between good versus evil. Sanjay becomes more prominent on screen, the past is unearthed, action and thrills take centrestage and the best of VFX is unveiled...
By Naach Gaana, October 31, 2009 - 10:50 IST
Sujoy Ghosh terribly fails to live up to the viewer's expectation. After a lightning start the movie takes a dunk...
By Smashits, October 31, 2009 - 10:51 IST
1 of 1 people found this review helpful The plot is puzzling and the storytelling muddled with lots of disconnects between onscreen happenings and some comet that could make anyone who touches its shadow indestructible...
