Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
Mowgli is a young kid whose fate forced him to live inside the deep jungles in India. A group of wolves and a bear named Baloo learn him the jungle's roles and how he can live there. At first, he likes the living there but things turn upside down when he hasn't been accepted for the fearsome tiger Shere Khan.
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December 06, 2018
Despite stumbling in the second half, Mowgli recovers in finding its footing in being the bold interpretation of Kipling's tales that it set out to be. It does so with additionally offering excellent performances and innovative visuals.
December 05, 2018
"Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle" is a bloody good version of "The Jungle Book." And I do mean bloody.
November 29, 2018
Serkis throws in too many new elements and, in the process, derails the plot's familiarity and some of its charms.
December 06, 2018
Honestly, the visuals let a stellar voice cast down. In trying so hard to escape Disney, Serkis just fell deeper in his shadow.
December 06, 2018
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle mistakes action for meaning and visual effects as the primary reason to tell a story.
December 06, 2018
Even those who've never read or seen a version of The Jungle Book will find Mowgli's take on the story excessively familiar.
December 04, 2018
Moreso even than the film's violence and suspense, what sets "Mowgli" apart from other versions of this animal fable is its moral contradictions.
December 06, 2018
Mowgli feels like it has arrived at least five years too late, what with its unmistakable post-Dark Knight vibe. But like its relegation to Netflix, these are merely external factors that have impeded the progress (and progressiveness) of this film.
December 06, 2018
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle is relentlessly, discordantly bleak. So bleak you almost admire Serkis's audacity. But too often the film stumbles around in its own darkness and falls flat.
November 29, 2018
This is one of those happy occasions where the Netflix model allows a project that might have been lost in the theatrical wilds to find its place in the circle of life, albeit on a lower tier of the jungle canopy.
December 06, 2018
An adult-oriented Jungle Book might have been a neat innovation if only the script, credited to Callie Kloves, weren't so listless.
November 30, 2018
The film reminds you that the jungle is a terrifying place, that nature is cruel, and humans even crueler.
