Jumanji - Welcome To The Jungle (2018)
Went into this expecting two things: It to suck and me to hate it. Verdict? I didn't despise it and it wasn't a suckfest. Listen by no means is this a good movie but it had some redeemable qualities about it. The biggest anchor this movie had weighing it down was attaching itself to the Jumanji name. If you think for a second I believed Alan Parrish lived in this candyland version of Jumanji you are off your rocker, as they eluded subtly in the film he did. Please. It's a major hurdle if you love the first one like me to get over. My enjoyment would have been much improved if it was just an original title not lazily piggy backing off Jumanji name. But whatever, movie business, I get it 🤮
The Good: I thought the main cast was damn charming and good. All 4 of them kept me engaged and entertained in the movie even after one cliche after another. The dynamic between the 4 major characters actually keeps your interest even though it's uninspiringly unoriginal. I can't deny it is brainless fun that kids will definitely like, specially if you haven't seen the first. The cast is definitely the best part.
The Bad: The Jonas kid. Yikes. Stick to singing. Good try I guess. His charcater was also dumb. Trying too hard to connect to the original. The villain is dumb. The story generaic and shallow. Some dialouge is roll your eyes worthy. Really not a good movie but the 4 leads really save it.
Listen if you haven't seen the first one and are 16 and younger you may love this movie. I can't deny it kept me entertained from it's cast but associating this with the original hurts my feelings and head. Anyways this has been way too long for a Jumanji 2 review.
I'd give it 2 1/2 out of 5....could have been a 3 if it was it's own entity.
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