Review of Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018) by Feud — 09 Dec 2018

I thought this movie was pretty good and much more enjoyable than the 2016 movie. The CGI was great apart from some shot of the jungle and sometimes the action scenes looked like cutscenes from a videogame.

The voice acting was great all around, I especially loved Cate Blanchett and Tom Hollander. The kid who is Mowgli is pretty good ( much better than the kid in the jungle book 2016 ). The only time I had a problem with him was when he was trying to cry, it was laughable and took me out of the movie every time.

The character, except for Mowgli and Kaa felt pretty bland and boring. I remember Baloo being a goofy and lovable character in the animated movies, but in this movie he is just as serious as everyone else. I like Baloo but it just felt weird.

This movie was way more serious and brutal than I was expecting it to be.

I think the movie should have had a little lighter tone. It is hard to take a movie with talking animals seriously. Most of the brutal moments did work really well though ( The albino head for example ).

I liked the first 2 acts, but the 3rd act felt pretty rushed and was definitely the worst part of the movie.

The narration at the end was also very corny and unnecessary.

Overall a movie with great voice acting, good cgi, but bland one-dimensional characters and a rushed story.