Review of Jungle Cruise (2021) by Theredsky — 08 Aug 2021

A popcorn entertainment movie that gets worse and worse the more you think about it. I went into this cautiously optimistic and came out feeling underwhelmed and bored. Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt are fine.

Their chemistry works sometimes and feels really awkward at others but their script doesn’t help. The script leaves a lot to be desired along with the runtime leaves me feeling bored. I found myself checking my watch a lot during the second act because I just didn’t care about the characters or what they were doing.

The plot tends to take a backseat to explain the backstory of the villains and The Rock’s characters but I don’t really care about the villains or The Rock’s character. There are two villains in this film and while one is completely forgettable the other is only held up by Jesse Plemon’s engaging and energetic performance.

His character sucks but he definitely helps keep me interested. The action started out fun but got bland and WAY too over reliant on CGI which at points looks really bad. The music felt really bland at points but they have a instrumental rendition of Metallica’s Nothing Else Matters which was cool to hear.

Towards the end of the film, Emily Blunt’s character makes a really awful decision that contradicts what her character wanted and what The Rock’s character wanted. As it deals with the end of the film, I won’t spoil it but I was very annoyed by it.

If you want a turn your brain off kind of movie then this would be perfect for you although don’t expect a lot.