Review of The Jungle Book (2016) by Bryan D — 04 Dec 2016

Visually entertaining, but the singing and plot was a little farfetched.

This review of The Jungle Book (2016) was written by Bryan D on 04 Dec 2016.

The Jungle Book has generally received very positive reviews.

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