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Fun and spectacle are the key words here, with no expense spared in terms of effects and casting.
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Jumanji: The Next Level
Director Jake Kasdan and the gang are back in the sequel to 2017's runaway hit Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle.
The team returns to Jumanji to rescue a friend but are shocked to find that the rules of the game have completely changed.
2019Rating: 10-12PG, L V123 minsUSA
AdventureComedyFantasyBlockbuster
- Director:
- Jake Kasdan ('Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle', 'Sex Tape', 'Zero Effect')
- Writer:
- Jeff PinknerScott Rosenberg
- Cast:
- Dwayne JohnsonJack BlackKevin HartKaren GillanDanny GloverDanny DeVitoAwkwafinaRhys DarbyMadison IsemanNick Jonas
Jumanji: The Next Level / Reviews
Sydney Morning Herald
...it seems to be driven partly by an anxious desire to prove itself capable of matching its predecessor. Ignore this if you can, for it’s such a satisfyingly wild ride that its flaws can be forgiven.
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The Next Level apparently had one of the fastest turnarounds from filming to release in blockbuster history. Let's hope, if there's a next one, the makers take a little more time and care to ensure a truly memorable follow-up.
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The New York Times
The action sequences are lifeless; the lessons valid but arguably stale; and the trimmings, mere bloat.
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Los Angeles Times
If the Jumanji masterminds insist on all this artificial sweetening, can the next level at least be Candy Crush?
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Independent
Jumanji: The Next Level does get close to matching the charms of the first film - but only in the final reel, when you can sense the credits about to roll. By then it's already game over.
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IndieWire
It's not the most original kind of magic, but there's potency there, more than enough to keep audiences hanging around for at least one more round.
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Hollywood Reporter
[T]his installment is a clear case of diminishing returns, but enjoyable action set pieces and a surprise or two near the end should keep parental grousing to a minimum.
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Variety
For the most part, the film's values are in the right place, and apart from a few off-color bits, the humour serves the greater goal of looking past one's physical limitations and respecting friendships in whatever form they take.
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Empire Magazine
It doesn't have the surprise factor of the last film and sometimes feels rough around the edges, but The Next Level pushes its body-swap antics even further to deliver just as many laughs.
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