‘Jungle Cruise’ movie review: Family-friendly Disney adventure, that keeps it safe and sappy
The Hindu
Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt are both good value in a fun, entertaining ride packed with monsters, magic and awful puns
There is nothing you have not seen before in Jungle Cruise; the excellent post-production notwithstanding, and the 3D is beautifully rendered indeed. Apart from recalling The Pirates of the Caribbean movies — considering Jungle Cruise is yet another adaptation of a theme park ride — there are bits of the Indiana Jones movies, The Mummy, and The African Queen.
That is not to say the movie is boring. It is good fun, an entertaining ride packed with monsters, magic and awful puns. Dwayne Johnson, as the steamboat captain Frank, makes terrible jokes and his chemistry with trouser-wearing botanist Lily (Emily Blunt) while not sizzling, is good natured and family-friendly. And he also has the sweetest jaguar for a pet.
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