Review of The Jungle Book (2016) by Fungusgnat — 25 May 2016

This sumptuous 3D production is beautiful at every turn, and, even these days, when every year seems to bring some new mind-blowing advancement of the state of the special-effects art, "The Jungle Book" is startling (and funny and affecting) in its own way.

Moreover, if there is a rule to obey for success in the May-to-September box office season, it’s “Begin well,” and "The Jungle Book" begins well, with a mad race through the trees. Given all that, it’s too bad that Hollywood’s resourcefulness is so limited that it must accompany visual feast with narrative famine.

This film’s story is likely to seem hackneyed and uninteresting to anyone older than 10. For adults, this is an eyes-only film.