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User Reviews for: Jumanji: The Next Level

Jordyep
CONTAINS SPOILERS5/10  5 years ago
Once again, the actors doing impressions/playing against type is the best thing the film has going for it.
Jack Black stole the last movie, this time that award goes to Kevin Hart (first two acts) and Awkwafina (final third).
Having said that, the movie that's build around the impression comedy isn't as good, nor fun, as last time.
The story takes the T2 approach of making a sequel, i.e. switch the roles that everyone plays, and keep the story the same.
Unfortunately, the approach can't save the film from its own poor choices regarding the filmmaking.
The action in this is quite poor, to which some people will undoubtedly respond: well, it's supposed to be cheesy.
To be fair, I probably would've given a pass for it if there was an analog charm to it, but I just refuse to do that for lazy, digitized ugliness.
Moreover, the comedy isn't as sharp and witty as it was before.
Surprisingly, there's a lot of reliance on slapstick, which almost makes it feel like this was made for a younger demographic than the last one.
There's not a single scene that matches Karen Gillan's outstanding seduction scene from the previous film.
Also, there's a lot of expository dialogue that shouldn't be there.
Finally, the ending begs for comparisons to [spoiler] _Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom_ [/spoiler], which makes me go: out of anything you could've done, why on earth would you willingly choose to go there?

4.5/10
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Reply by mrnewell
5 years ago
@jordyep Fair points on everything except your last one--the game coming to life in the real world is how the original 1981 book took place so it makes perfect sense why they would choose to go in that direction.
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Reply by PaulVincent83
5 years ago
@mrnewell It's also how the original movie went as well.
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