Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
2017
****
Director: Jake Kasdan
Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Nick Jonas, Bobby Cannavale, Alex Wolff, Madison Iseman, Ser'Darius Blain, Morgan Turner, Mason Guccione
While serving their detention, four high school students are teleported into an old video game named Jumanji, where they appear as the characters they selected in the beginning of the game. They soon discover that to return to the real world, they must successfully complete all the levels. The original Jumanji was an entertaining but mechanical family movie. This belated sequel/reboot is also somewhat episodic, but it puts a fresh modern twist on the old story and juices it up with inventive humour and action. The game cast is great. Followed by Jumanji: The Next Level.
