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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Jake Kasdan
(2017)
114min
12A Certificate
Sun 25 Apr 6:45pm - 9pm
Channel 4
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Review
Our Score
by
Alan Jones
Think of a family fantasy favourite and it will resonate somewhere in this high-spirited mix of
Indiana Jones
,
It's a Wonderful Life
and
Tomb Raider
. As good as the 1995 original, director Jake Kasdan's rip-roaring action adventure takes the bare bones of Chris Van Allsburg's 1981 book and adds contemporary twists while downplaying the jungle animal perils. This time, four teens are sucked into the Jumanji game universe where they are each given incongruous avatars. They must then use their newly acquired physiques and power attributes to return a green jewel to the Jaguar Rock shrine in order to get back home. The most inspired change finds one female character gender-swapped into Jack Black, who brilliantly mines all the "Instagram princess" humour he can from the fun-threat situations. Dwayne Johnson has a good time sending himself up, too, in this entertaining serving of glossy escapism, which comes with a side order of life lessons learned.
Summary
Premiere. Four high school students are drawn into the jungle setting of a video game. However, their digital alter egos are not what they expected. Fantasy action comedy, starring Dwayne Johnson, Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart and Jack Black.
Cast & Crew
Dr Smolder Bravestone
Dwayne Johnson
Dr Shelly Oberon
Jack Black
"Moose" Finbar
Kevin Hart
Ruby Roundhouse
Karen Gillan
Jefferson "Seaplane" McDonough
Nick Jonas
Van Pelt
Bobby Cannavale
Spencer
Alex Wolff
Martha
Morgan Turner
Bethany
Madison Iseman
Anthony "Fridge" Johnson
Ser'Darius Blain
Nigel
Rhys Darby
Coach Webb
Missi Pyle
Old Man Vreeke
Tim Matheson
Director
Jake Kasdan
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Other Information
Language:
English
Colour
Theatrical distributor:
Sony
Guidance:
Some violence, brief swearing.
Available on:
DVD and Blu-ray
Released on:
20 Dec 2017
Comedy
Drama
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