Mowgli has been living in the man-village with his little stepbrother Ranjan and his best friend Shanti. But the man-cub still has that jungle rhythm in his heart, and he misses his old buddies Baloo and Bagheera. When Mowgli wanders back to the wild for some swingin' fun, he soon finds the man-eating tiger Shere Khan is lurking in the shadows and planning his revenge.
Relatively innocuous but utterly unnecessary -- except from the standpoint of unbridled capitalism.
– Michael O'Sullivan,
Washington Post,
14 Feb 2003
rotten:
That scratching sound you hear isn't Baloo the bear rubbing against a tree, it's Disney scraping the bottom of the sequel barrel with a follow-up that has none of the charm or creativity of the original.
– Scott Craven,
Arizona Republic,
15 Feb 2003
rotten:
Wait for it to come out on video, it'll baby sit a four-year-old. Anybody else is gonna be bored by it.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
18 Feb 2003
rotten:
More development and nuance in Karl Geurs' script would have made a big difference.
– Todd McCarthy,
Variety,
18 Feb 2003
rotten:
John Goodman's Baloo admits, 'King Louie? He split!' Before the third defibrillation of 'Bare Necessities,' you and your kids might too.