Each chooses a different gaming avatar before they’re sucked inside, which leads to some amusing fish-out-of-water hijinks right from the start. ‘Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle’ ends up being a fun, holiday film that will keep you entertained enough to make it worth your time and money.Welcome to the Jungle’s first big gag is how the four misfits appear in the game.
It’s conveniently explained away as this is all a video game, and the same rules apply for its lack of depth. Granted there’s a villain problem with Bobby Cannavale’s Van Pelt being as one-dimensional as they come. This entire body-switch premise works on slapstick humour that’s not crass and moves quickly with ample action to ensure that the 2-hour runtime doesn’t feel bulky at any point. While Black and Johnson are engaging as they are completely cast against their typical selves, Gillian and Hart aren’t too far behind playing an awkward, insecure but intelligent girl, and an all-star jock boy trapped in a less-than-stellar body respectively. Her switch into Black’s trademark rotund shape is the most extreme and ends up being hilarious.
The same goes for Jack Black who plays a self-absorbed, social media addicted teenage girl Bethany. Johnson has fun with this switch of persona and watching him go back and forth doesn’t get old. When he enters the game he takes on the avatar of a hunk with no discernible physical weakness. Johnson’s younger persona Spencer is a nerdy guy who has lived a sheltered life and is afraid of the world. The chemistry between the lead cast is evident and the script makes the most of this by giving each actor moments to shine and showcase their skills while they clearly enjoy playing their characters. Fortunately, ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ falls solidly into the latter category. However, the combination of charming actors Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Karen Gillian and Kevin Hart, made it evident that this would wind up either being a complete trainwreck, or sheer mindless fun. Jumanji Review: In the age of Hollywood’s obsession with franchise-building and reboots, the idea for a sequel to 1995’s ‘Jumanji’ came across as another eye-roll worthy project. They soon realise that they don’t just have to play the game as the avatar versions of themselves– they need to survive it too. Jumanji Story: Four high school kids discover an old video game console and get pulled into the game’s jungle setting.
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