Saturday, January 6, 2018

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)

Director: Jake Kasdan. Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Bobby Cannavale, Colin Hanks. 119 min. Rated PG-13. Fantasy/Adventure.

Remember the unseen jungle in the 1995 original, where the Robin Williams character returned from after 26 years? Well, we see it here now. Other than that, a modern switch from board-game to video-game, and a subtle homosexuality theme slipped in by changing a character's gender and having her/him fall for another male ... the sequel is a remake: players are accidentally (and much less believably) sucked in, and need to act as a team to end the game. There's even a cruel/crazy/loving father waiting for his son to come home. Enjoyable fun, and "the Rock" can surprisingly be funny.

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