User blog comment:ThatScrewyDuck/Aladdin 2019 PE Discussion/Proposal/@comment-39032584-20190610105711/@comment-39032584-20190610134101

That just means this take wasn't as popular with at least certain people and critics; it doesn't really act as an indicator to how evil or not he is. If anything, I suspect it's partly because of the very reason that he's played much more seriously here, which conversely, makes him less colorful, fun and entertaining, especially if you like those classic Diseny villain tropes/trademarks. Being more evil, including being bad enough to qualify as Complete Monster/Pure Evil isn't going to automatically be synonymous with being popular/well-received.