The Jungle Book
3,884
Adventure. Romance
A faithful adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's classic tale of Mowgoli the jungle boy who is raised by wolves after being lost when a tiger attacked an encampment and killed his father. Years later he finds himself re-united with his childhood love Kitty and back in the "civilization" of Colonial India which he finds far less civilized then his jungle haunts. The search for a lost treasure shows who the truly civilized members of society are. [+]
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"An action-packed love story with something for everyone." | ||||
"The special effects are convincing, the performances are forthright, and the direction, by Stephen Sommers, recalls his energetic, lighthearted The Adventures of Huck Finn" | ||||
"An efficient, good-looking production that amounts to the kind of safari with which Disney's customers will feel comfortable" | ||||
"So so adaptation of the Kipling story" | ||||
"Simplistic and corny, this adaptation by director (and co-writer) Stephen Sommers nonetheless delivers the goods" | ||||
"Beautifully photographed and tightly paced with a spate of solid performances, this latest Kipling-inspired motion picture is an enjoyable and exuberant film-going experience" | ||||
A full-throttled, technically superb adventure that offers some winning moments but, ultimately, isn’t as involving as it needs to be." | ||||
"If this version of The Jungle Book makes for a fable that is thinner than it might have been, the film is splendidly picturesque and moves along briskly" | ||||
"The narrative shifts from romance to adventure the way Cheetah used to hop from foot to foot, but Sommers nevertheless delivers a bully family picture." |
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