Synopsis
Mowgli has been living in the man-village with his little stepbrother Ranjan and his best friend Shanti. But the man-cub still has that jungle rhythm in his heart, and he misses his old buddies Baloo and Bagheera. When Mowgli wanders back to the wild for some swingin' fun, he soon finds the man-eating tiger Shere Khan is lurking in the shadows and planning his revenge.
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Cast
- John GoodmanBaloo (voice)
- Haley Joel OsmentMowgli (voice)
- Mae WhitmanShanti (voice)
- Connor FunkRanjan (voice)
- Bob JolesBagheera (voice)
- Tony JayShere Khan (voice)
- John Rhys-DaviesRanjan's Father (voice)
- Jim CummingsKaa / Colonel Hathi / M.C. Monkey (voice)
- Phil CollinsLucky (voice)
- Jeff BennettAdditional Voices (voice)
Recommendations
- 88
Miami Herald
What makes this sequel work is the charm of its story. - 80
Los Angeles Times
A work of such charm and imagination it should enchant, as the old circus phrase goes, "children of all ages." - 50
Dallas Observer
It's perfectly effective, though only rarely inspired. - 50
Chicago Tribune
At its core, a movie for children. There is no hidden adult story line, not much sexual innuendo and very little dry humor. - 50
Entertainment Weekly
The same money-minded dreamers who found a way to ''Return to Neverland'' have hacked a path back to Baloo heaven. - 50
Boston Globe
Note that it took six writers to come up with the script for The Jungle Book 2. Note that Rudyard Kipling isn't one of them. - 40
L.A. Weekly
Bounces through the bush in search of good will and comes up with recycled charm as it reintroduces most of the original's major characters. - 30
The A.V. Club
Even the animation is imitative rather than inventive.
