A man-cub named Mowgli fostered by wolves. After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan, Mowgli is forced to flee the jungle, by which he embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of the panther, Bagheera and the free-spirited bear, Baloo.
The computer-generated effects are extraordinary; the jungle and its menagerie of beasts and critters looks positively lifelike.
– Peter Rainer,
Christian Science Monitor,
15 Apr 2016
fresh:
Most of the real world challenges that Leo DiCaprio faced in The Revenant, 10-year-old Neel Sethi faces plenty persuasively in The Jungle Book's digitized world.
– Bob Mondello,
NPR,
16 Apr 2016
fresh:
By the time its evolution is complete, The Jungle Book has proven itself a minor Darwinian miracle, perhaps the oddest of all species: a movie nearly devoid of human beings, yet one bursting with humanity.
– Christopher Orr,
The Atlantic,
16 Apr 2016
fresh:
The Jungle Book is well-made and deserves recognition as one of the year's best family offerings (thus far).
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
17 Apr 2016
rotten:
Clean, cleverly judged, and hypercontrolled. It represents, in short, the state of the art. Without disputing that, I would simply ask, What art?