In August 2014, she independently released her debut EP Invisible Division. In 2013, Scott appeared in the music video for the song " Hurricane", by her Lemonade Mouth co-star Bridgit Mendler.
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The series was not renewed for a second season. That same year she was cast as Maddy Shannon in the science-fiction series Terra Nova, which premiered in September 2011 on Fox. In 2010, she was cast as Mohini "Mo" Banjaree in the 2011 Disney Channel original film Lemonade Mouth, her first role in an American production. Her first major acting role was a Disney Channel UK series Life Bites. In 2014, the YouTube channel "Reload" published two videos featuring her, as part of their "Reload Sessions" series. She went to work with British songwriters and producers Xenomania. Scott was discovered by British pop singer Kéllé Bryan from the girl group Eternal, who signed her as a client. She left the school halfway through taking her A-Levels in order to pursue her role in Terra Nova. She attended Davenant Foundation School in Loughton, Essex. She grew up listening to gospel and R&B music, specifically singers Kim Burrell, Mary Mary and Kirk Franklin, and singing in church. Īt eight years old, she and her family moved to Woodford, London, where both of her parents were pastors at the Bridge Church. Her mother, Usha Scott (née Joshi), who was born in Uganda and immigrated to the United Kingdom at a young age, is of Indian Gujarati descent, while her father, Christopher Scott, is English. I liked it fine, but it mostly just made me want to watch the original again.Naomi Grace Scott was born on in Hounslow, London. The result is a movie that's not bad, but never truly great either. And that feels like a lot of the movie, they try to meet in the middle. I'd say either go all in, or cut the songs entirely, but instead they try to meet in the middle. There are exceptions, like "Friend Like Me", but for the most part this is the standard. The Prince Ali segment desperately wants to be a big Bollywood number, but just looks like someone filmed a pretty good parade.
It's not as fun/funny as the animated film, and it doesn't have the flair or energy of a Bollywood film. In the "One Jump" sequence, a lot of stuff is happening, but it sort of feels like they're all going through the motions. It's sort of doing a Bollywood thing, and while it's got all the flair it just lacks the energy and passion.
Then there's the things the movie tried that just didn't quite work, namely its music. Did every beat hit for him? Will he ever replace Williams? No to both, but he was good enough for what the movie needed. I was ready to hate him, but he was charming and funny. It's different than Robin Williams, but it has to be. The movie really comes alive when he shows up. As for Will Smith's genie, honestly he surprised the hell out of me. I don't know how much of this was a real set and how much was CGI, but it really feels like a living breathing world that you could walk around in. I also like the look and set design of Agrabah.
I like that Jasmine is a little more fleshed out, and Naomi Scott is absolutely bringing everything she can to this role. Still, there were some things I liked, even some changes I liked. A lot's been said about him, so I won't pile on, but holy god talk about miscasting, he was awful. They make some weird changes for the worse here (especially in the climax) that just don't help the story, and despite being longer it weirdly rushes through some classic moments in a Cliff Notes fashion. It's not bad, it's enjoyable for what it is, but at the end of the day if I want Aladdin I'll probably just go back to the original. It's still an interesting experiment in itself. It's a bit up-and-down, but often it feels like, at best, a pretty good stage production of the classic film where I'd usually rather be watching that film.
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