Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle

Name: Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
Director: Andy Serkis
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Drama
Released: 2018
Duration: 1 h 44 min
Cast: Rohan Chand, Christian Bale, Benedict Cumberbatch, Cate Blanchett, Andy Serkis

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Adventure
Fantasy

2018
Andy Serkis
104 mins
12A

Summary

A boy torn between two worlds accepts his destiny and becomes a legend. Mowgli has never truly belonged in either the wilds of the jungle or the civilized world of man. Now he must navigate the inherent dangers of each on a journey to discover where he truly belongs. Adventure, starring Rohan Chand with the voices of Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett and Benedict Cumberbatch

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Review

A star rating of 2 out of 5.

Victoria Luxford

This part-animated take on The Jungle Book was due to come out in 2016 until Disney released its own live-action/CGI remake and forced a rethink. Andy Serkis's version of the Rudyard Kipling story about Mowgli (Rohan Chand), a human raised in the jungle who struggles to find his place in life, is hamstrung by the fact that the most popular reference point still comes from the 1967 Disney cartoon. Stripped of comedy and song, the film sits in a dour netherworld - too dark and scary for young viewers, too simplistic for adults. Much of the time is spent waiting for someone to make a move, and when the action does arrive, Mowgli's relationships are too underdeveloped to deliver a sense of peril. Benedict Cumberbatch, Christian Bale and Cate Blanchett are among the stars voicing the animal characters but their human-like facial features are decidedly off-putting, while the actual humans that aren't Chand are two dimensional, with Freida Pinto's inconsequential appearance particularly baffling. Staying faithful to the source material can't cover up the fact that this is a version that has been better told elsewhere.

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6.5/10

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rolenameMowgliRohan ChandBagheeraChristian BaleShere KhanBenedict CumberbatchKaaCate BlanchettBalooAndy SerkisJohn LockwoodMatthew RhysMessuaFreida PintoNishaNaomie HarrisBrother WolfJack ReynorHathiJonathan Rhys MeyersTabaquiTom HollanderVihaanEddie Marsan