“Aladdin” (** out of four) was an unnecessary live-action remake of the 1992 Disney classic about a street urchin named Aladdin (Mena Massoud) who discovers a magic lamp that unearths a genie (Will Smith) that enables him to find love with a beautiful princess (Naomi Scott) and later leads to violent conflict with the evil Jafar (Marwan Kenzari). Pleasant enough, with striking cinematography and some great set pieces (“A Whole New World” is a real wow in particular), but film is let down by a lack of a magic and fire. Director Guy Ritchie tries to throw in everything that money can buy but film never generates a sense of wonder that the original did.