Director: Jake Kasdan
Genre: Action/ Adventure
Runtime: 123
minutes
Year:
2019
Starring: Dwayne
Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Awkwafina, Nick Jonas, Danny
DeVito, Danny Glover, Rhys Darby, Colin Hanks, Rory McCann, Marin Hinkle, Alex
Wolff, Morgan Turner, Madison Iseman, Ser’Darius Blain
Description: The gang is
back but the game has changed. As they return to rescue one of their own, the
players will have to brave parts unknown from arid deserts to snowy mountains,
to escape the world’s most dangerous game.
Review: After their adventure in the world of Jumanji, the students Spencer,
Martha, Bethany and Fridge try to pick up their lives again. However, Spencer
is struggling with his life as a student in new York and longs for a new
adventure in which he can take on the form of the tough professor Bravestone. When
Spencer goes missing, his friends soon know what happened. Especially when they
discover that Spencer has never thrown away the videogame Jumanji. All they can do to save their friend is venture into the world of Jumanji again. But this
time, not only the students get sucked in, also Spencer’s grandfather and his
elderly friend join the adventure, and Bethany is left behind. Once again, they
have to join forces as their old avatars in order to return from the world of
Jumanji.
“Jumanji: Welcome to the
Jungle” was one of the biggest surprises. A movie I thought I would hate, but
actually came to love. So to repeat that success, Sony Pictures (of course) created
a sequel. And although it’s much of the same, “Jumanji: The Next Level” still
offers a lot of fun-filled and action packed scenes.
With the same game, the same
avatars and the same students its more of the same. But the creators made a few
adjustments to make it a bit fresher. Danny DeVito and Danny Glover are added
and they end up in the avatars that Dwayne Johnson and Kevin hart embody. I’m
not the world’s biggest Kevin Hart fan and he was my least favorite in the
first film. Because he was being his loud an annoying self, instead of another
character. Here his character is taken over by an elderly, slow-talking man that over-explains things. And I loved that! He actually outshines Dwayne Johnson
for once.
“Jumanji: The Next Level” is
not a necessary sequel, but a welcome one. Because I had tons of fun watching
it. Even though it was much of the same, I enjoyed this film.
Rating: 3,5
/ 5
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