Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

Dwayne Johnson, Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart and Jack Black get stuck in the game but not in a rut.

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It’s hard to say whether “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,” about a group of teenagers who turn into videogame characters, is a sequel to the 1995 Robin Williams hit “Jumanji,” a remake, a reboot, or something else.

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Welcome to the Jungle at Least Has Dwayne Johnson Going for It.

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Kasdan injects this all with vigor and breezy humor, as this digital Breakfast Club learns to get along.

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An enjoyably comedic trip back to the world of Jumanji.

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The final result is something that’s not as bad as it could’ve been, but never lives up to its full potential.

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High school nerd Alex Wolff transforms into The Rock in Jake Kasdan's action-fantasy sequel.

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Despite its uninspired backbone, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle could be considered one of the more engaging video game movies, albeit not being based on an actual video game.

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The enchanted board game of the 1995 film gets a digital twist in this surprisingly pleasant followup.

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The laughs in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle hang low.

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While "genuine surprises are in short supply," this family film adventure starring Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart is eager to please.

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Dwayne Johnson's winning video game adventure isn't much of a challenge.

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Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Karen Gillan and Kevin Hart have fun in a video-game world in an amiable sequel-by-numbers with a body-swap twist.

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The performances by Mr. Johnson, Mr. Hart and Mr. Black seem informed by the conviction that if they amuse themselves, they will also amuse others. They are not entirely wrong, but they are also not sufficiently right.

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“Jumanji” returns with weak jungle action and not-bad dick jokes.

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But everyone in the film is so thinly conceived that the resolutions to their conflicts play out with all the subtlety of an Afterschool Special, an impression that’s further amplified by incessant speechifying about needing to work as a team in order to beat the game and return home.

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Four teenagers turn into Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, and Karen Gillan in a 'Jumanji' sequel that strands them in a jungle of no fun.

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Sorry, nostalgia junkies. “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,” the sequel to the popular 1995 movie about a mystical board game, rolls snake eyes.

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