I have never seen a movie with the least amount of chemistry between the cast members. Too bad, it could have been a good movie.

Melissa McCarthy's recent movies typically don't resonate with me, but "Genie" pleasantly surprised me. This charming Christmas film, a remake of the British film "Bernard and the Genie," featuring Lenny Henry and Alan Cummings, brought humor and warmth to the holiday season. McCarthy's performance was delightful and funny, making this movie an enjoyable and fun watch.

I liked this a lot has some great charm and fish out of water moments. The emotional bits hit for me. Put me in the festive spirit!

It’s a cute movie for what it is. I’m not sure what everyone was expecting

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.