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The Jungle Book

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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United States
Newsweek
"An action-packed love story with something for everyone."
United States
Chicago Sun-Times
"The special effects are convincing, the performances are forthright, and the direction, by Stephen Sommers, recalls his energetic, lighthearted The Adventures of Huck Finn" 
United States
Boston Globe
"An efficient, good-looking production that amounts to the kind of safari with which Disney's customers will feel comfortable"
United Kingdom
Empire
"So so adaptation of the Kipling story"
United States
Philadelphia Inquirer
"Simplistic and corny, this adaptation by director (and co-writer) Stephen Sommers nonetheless delivers the goods"
United States
ReelViews
"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"
United States
CNN
A full-throttled, technically superb adventure that offers some winning moments but, ultimately, isn’t as involving as it needs to be." 
United States
The New York Times
"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"
United States
The Washington Post
"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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