Review of Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018) by Mauricio G — 08 Dec 2018

It's impossible to pass on compare this one to Disney's latest effort to bring this to the big screen in live-action mode. But, while Disney's version builds up from the previous animated film, this movie take the darker tone of one of the best and beloved books of all time. And, for me, it's much, much better because of that.

This film takes Mowgli as the main force, going beyond than a simple character who brings other animals together. Here, we have division, loneliness, rage and you can feel the fear. It's unpredictable, dangerous, raw and, by all means, WILD. The action is brilliant, the plot and directing is better than expected, the voice acting is fantastic.

If I have to nitpick, I would say that the CGI is not as realistic as I thought it would be, coming from Andy Serkis, but I wouldn't blame him from that, 'cause I suspect it has to be with budget issues. But, overall, this is a good, strong and exciting film, and by far my favorite version of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book.