Genie

Name: Genie
Genre: Fantasy, Comedy
Released: November 22, 2023
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 35
Cast: Alan Cumming, Clodagh Moriarty, Denée Benton, La Chanze, Luis Guzmán

2023

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Peacock | Release Date (Streaming): November 22, 2023 | PG

Starring: Alan Cumming, Clodagh Moriarty, Denée Benton, La Chanze, Luis Guzmán, Marc Maron, Melissa McCarthy, Nyasha Hatendi, Paapa Essiedu, Tate Ellington

Summary: The film is a fairy-tale comedy about a workaholic man who enlists the help of a magical genie to help win his family back before Christmas.

Director: Sam Boyd

Genre(s): Fantasy, Comedy

Rating: PG

Runtime: 93 min

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The Telegraph Robbie Collin

Dec 1, 2023

Absurdly, the film ends up flouting its own self-imposed rules to reach a suitably syrupy conclusion – and thereby avoid the more bittersweet, thought-provoking landing you find yourself wondering if it has the courage to go for. Well, it doesn’t: Genie is a sugar-only zone. But then, it is Christmas. Or near enough. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Brian Tallerico

Nov 22, 2023

It's a PG-rated movie about a goofy genie and a dad who learns a life lesson, so the bar may be low for families looking for a bit of Hallmark-esque escapism this holiday season. But that doesn’t mean one can’t wish this was better. Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

Nov 23, 2023

The funny moments in Genie, and there are a handful of them, emerge mostly from McCarthy just tossing off lines with her dislocating insouciance. Read full review

Empire Beth Webb

Nov 27, 2023

Critiquing the very thing it also sets out to do, Genie is the movie equivalent of a dog chasing its own tail, but is (barely) saved from the wrapping-paper pile by the amiable chemistry of its stars. Read full review

Glenn Kenny

Nov 21, 2023

The holiday themes feel arbitrary and tacked on; one guesses the script was rescued from Curtis’s bottom drawer and spruced up with some Christmas fairy dust. The story, finally, is only about a man who learns the true meaning of punctuality. Read full review

IndieWire Samantha Bergeson

Nov 21, 2023

Character development, life lessons, holiday cheer? All a distant wish. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Nov 21, 2023

It’s as if everyone involved is terrified of actually making people laugh in case that gives offence somehow, or disrupts the algorithmic calculation that theoretically makes this a palatable piece of content. The whole thing is as bland as cellophane. Read full review

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