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6.6/10 • 229

2023-11-221h 33m

FantasyComedy

Flora, a genie trapped for more than 2,000 years inside an antique jewelry box, is accidentally called to service by Bernard, whose life is unraveling around him.

Directors
Sam Boyd
Writters
Richard Curtis
Editors
Richard Curtis, Heather Persons

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Melissa McCarthy

    Melissa McCarthy

    Flora

  2. Paapa Essiedu

    Paapa Essiedu

    Bernard Bottle

  3. Denée Benton

    Denée Benton

    Julie Bottle

  4. Jordyn McIntosh

    Jordyn McIntosh

    Eve Bottle

  5. Alan Cumming

    Alan Cumming

    Flaxman

  6. Marc Maron

    Marc Maron

    Lenny

  7. Tate Ellington

    Tate Ellington

    Johnny

  8. LaChanze

    LaChanze

    Grandma Patty

  9. Ellen Cleghorne

    Ellen Cleghorne

    Bernard’s Mother

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r96sk

Dec 6, 2023

7/10

A good Christmas comedy, with added fantasy. 'Genie' is, admittedly, not a massively Christmassy film, it's more so set at Xmas rather than directly about the festive holiday. It still offers positive vibes in that regard, though. The story is told and paced well, I thought it'd be more generic than it is - it's not anything necessarily unique, but watchable it is. It has hints of 'Aladdin', obvs, and 'Bruce Almighty'. Melissa McCarthy is well chosen for the titular role, I found her to be entertaining throughout. This is the first time I've seen Paapa Essiedu act and I'd saw his performance in this is solid, he gives enough. Luis Guzmán is the best of the rest, even via a relatively small showing. Interesting that this is a remake of a 1991 television flick, which also had Richard Curtis behind the scenes and Alan Cumming onscreen; as Bernard in fact, so quite cool to see him return in this in a different role. I'll have to give that original a watch some day.

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Status
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Original Language
English
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