Review of The Jungle Book (2016) by Abhishek S — 12 Mar 2017

This exceeded my expectations in just about every way. Fantastic film.

This review of The Jungle Book (2016) was written by Abhishek S on 12 Mar 2017.

The Jungle Book has generally received very positive reviews.

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It had its moments, but much of its stuff came from the Disney original. For me the CGI often distracted…

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