Film review: Jungle Cruise

 Genre: Action / adventure / comedy

Cert: 12A 

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra

Screenwriter: (screenplay by) Michael Green, Glenn Ficarra, John Requa, (screen story by) John Norville, Josh Goldstein, Glenn Ficarra, John Requa

Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Edgar Ramírez, Jack Whitehall, Jesse Plemons,Paul Giamatti,Veronica Falcón, Dani Rovira, Quim Gutiérrez, Dan Dargan Carter,Andy Nyman, Raphael Alejandro, Simone Lockhart, Pedro Lopez, Sulem Calderon. many more...

Running time: 2h 7min

Parents advised reading before viewing the film as some scenes may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.

Sex & Nudity: Very mild comedic sexual innuendo here and there. Nothing too graphic whilst very lighthearted.

Violence & Gore: Sequences of stylized supernatural action violence where people dissolve and break into pieces by swords and gunshots. The brief level of gore is heightened by the comedic, light, and fantasy tone.

Profanity: 2 brief uses of "shit" (1 in German; translated).

Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: None

Frightening/Intense Scenes: Avoid taking your kids under 12 years old as the film contains some horrifying moments that may be too much for younger viewers

Story: Based on Disneyland's theme park ride where a small riverboat takes a group of travelers through a jungle filled with dangerous animals and reptiles but with a supernatural element.

Likes: I'll give this film its fair dues since it is modeled off a Disneyland Ride Call the Jungle cruise, but the Question is it any good? Well yes, it great popcorn film very entertaining in parts but the film is very punny excuss the expression. 

I mean Emily blunt and Dwayne johnson have great chemistry which makes for the great banter between their character throughout the film, even Jack Whitehall pulled off a great performance as the brother of Emily Blunt character in the movie. 

There are a few moments where the film is funny, but some jokes were like you typical stupid dad jokes that the younger audience might find funny, but it's kind of done in a charming way where the film know these are bad but doesn't take it self to serious, as there is a moment where the film acknowledges the joke is bad, which is pretty funny. 

For an Adventure film, it has just enough intense moments as well as a few fantasy moments which is always cool to watch on screen, the Acting performances are great, thanks to good screenwriting, but despite the film is great, there are a few flaws. 

But it is a film I can recommend watching for a great family film. 

Dislikes: The film does try to cope with a few films, like a pirate of the carribbean, Indiana Jones and the mummy which is ok but didn't quite hit the mark as those films did, in this film which is a shame because the movie is fun to watch, I just think these areas of the film could've been proved on 

Overall: Great performance, good adventure film despite certain flaws

Rating: 5 out of 5 for Entertainment / 8.2 out of 10 for adaption story from a ride.