Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
In the brand new adventure Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, the tables are turned as four teenagers in detention are sucked into the world of Jumanji. When they discover an old video game console with a game they’ve never heard of, they are immediately thrust into the game’s jungle setting, into the bodies of their avatars, played by Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, and Karen Gillan. What they discover is that you don’t just play Jumanji –Jumanji plays you. They’ll have to go on the most dangerous adventure of their lives, or they’ll be stuck in the game forever…
6 July 1979, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3 July 1972, Biddeford, Maine, USA
14 August 1969, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
3 May 1970, Union City, New Jersey, USA
14 February 1997, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA
1 November 1978, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
15 November 1971, Buenos Aires, Argentina
22 January 2001, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
16 September 1992, Dallas, Texas, USA
December 24, 2017
As a throwaway adventure, Jumanji makes for a terrifically entertaining time killer, its big action set pieces nicely offset with some choice comic acting.
December 21, 2017
Mostly great fun, with Jack Black outrageously entertaining as a teenage girl. But we need to talk about Karen. As Ruby Roundhouse, Gillan is stuck in less clothes than one of Rihanna's backing dancers.
December 20, 2017
It's Hollywood formula at its most generic.
December 22, 2017
Veteran cast saves "Jumanji" redux.
December 24, 2017
Freaky Friday meets Indiana Jones in this surprisingly funny reimagining of the Robin Williams classic.
December 22, 2017
"Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" makes the original "Jumanji" look like a towering cinematic achievement.
December 21, 2017
The movie has amusingly broad performances; good, bloodless scares ... and self-empowering life lessons too bland to be specious. You could do far worse.
December 24, 2017
Enjoyable and undemanding entertainment.
December 22, 2017
Best of all, though, is Jack Black, whom I could watch pretending to be a pampered teenage prom queen till the cows come home.
December 20, 2017
But what the film lacks in depth, it balances in detail. Black's soft - but not comically squeaky - voice gives Bethany the soul she lacked in hot girl form, back when all the screenwriters could think of to have her do was take selfies.
December 22, 2017
Yet another needless reboot searching for a reason to exist.
December 21, 2017
Like a video game, the narrative lacks any character development, relying on obstacles, chases, and the threat of elimination. Hart delivers his one-liners with precision and verve, and Johnson is sweetly funny as the muscular incarnation of a gawky nerd.
