Review of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) by Dave White for TheWrap — 08 Dec 2017

Jumanji: Welcome to The Jungle is the Christmas tentpole release that aims to please and succeeds, a funny family entertainment product that subverts more expectations than it was obligated to contractually.

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This review of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) was written by Dave White and published by TheWrap on 08 Dec 2017.

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle has generally received positive reviews.

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