Review of Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) by Lambo442 — 01 Mar 2020

Ok I did laugh out loud in parts but in general this film was very lack lustre and sloppy in relation to his predecessor, which I loved. The first hint of something not right is watching Danny Devito 'act old,' stumbling around, falling over, which is so fake as the writers are just trying overly hard to create a contrast between that version of him and his morphing into Bravestone.

Then there's the fact that the group decide to follow their friend into the game and risk their lives so willingly, even though they have no idea what he's up to and why he'd risk them doing such a thing and endangering themselves. This time the group are just so stupid, wasting countless lives without even fighting any enemies. Then there's the Character switches. Jack Black playing an African American is just a bit lame and he has like no decent lines in this film. They should have kept the roles the same. Saying that, Kevin Hart really carries this film with his performance as Denzil Washington. His lines are all amazing. Ok, so why are the group like superheroes now? They can fall out of planes, have car crashes etc and not even die? This kills the suspense. I had high expectations for this film but the story telling is lazy.