Review:- Jumanji: The Next Level

*Disappointing but Hilarious*

Jumanji: The Next Level is directed by Jake Kasdan and stars Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan and Jack Black in lead roles. It is the sequel to the critically appreciated Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle. In that movie, the change of making the boardgame of the original Jumanji into a video game for the new generation, was fresh and creative. Here, the makers try the same formula and tweak it enough to make it an enjoyable 123 minutes.

It is not as good as the first one though.

Some aspects feel repetitive and weary but as it is a story told through a ‘video game’, anything can happen.

Zany things kept happening and when it was happening, I could only tell myself, ‘it is a video game’.

The story was similar to the last one but with Danny Devito as Spencer’s grandfather and Danny Glover as his friend. They gave a new dimension which helped keep things new. The acting of all the cast members was spot on.

Jack Black was able to play an adult black man and a girl in this one, as crazy as it may seem and he pulls it off convincingly.

Kevin Hart was hilarious as usual and Karen Gillan also brought her comedic timing into the mix. The film had good jokes was almost as funny as the last installment.

The music here by Henry Jackman was much better though than the last one.

In Welcome to the Jungle, he had a generic ‘adventure’ based theme but here he brings a variety of good stuff. The VFX was good and pretty believable. All in all, Jumanji: The Next Level may not be a new product, but it has the fun elements to it.

———————-RATING——————–

Story: Average

Treatment: Excellent

Performance: Excellent

Recommendation: Not worth it if you haven’t seen Welcome to The Jungle.