Review of Jungle Cruise (2021) by Joem33 — 09 Aug 2021

I kinda feel this movie would've been perfect if the The Rock and Emily Blunt were switched out for much younger unpopular actors - honest. This feels like a great break out movie for any upcoming (promising) actor. I love Dwayne and Emily, they actually made this fun, but the love/bonding angle between the two would've worked better if played by much younger actors. I mean, Emily was just in A Quiet Place 2 earlier this year playing a mother with three kids and seeing her now taking on a Jane Porter-esque persona doesn't quite gel - at least not as well as it could've.

In summary, Jungle Cruise feels like a marsh-up of elements from Tarzan, Pirates of The Caribbean, with a touch of The Mummy. There's treaure hunting, undead conquistadors, ancient South-American magic/technology, the amazingly lush Amazon jungle and Proxima! There's also Dwayne's occasional succinctly interjected hilarious word-play too. It's fun and interesting - an entertaining watch all round.

Thank you, Disney. Now please, move on to a completely new project and don't ruin this piece of adventure with a money-motivated sequel.