Synopsis
Raised by wild animals since childhood, Mowgli is drawn away from the jungle by the beautiful Kitty. But Mowgli must eventually face corrupt Capt. Boone, who wants both Kitty's hand and the treasures of Monkey City – a place only Mowgli can find.
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Cast
- Jason Scott LeeMowgli
- Cary ElwesCaptain William Boone
- Lena HeadeyKatherine 'Kitty' Brydon
- Sam NeillColonel Geofferey Brydon
- John CleeseDr. Julius Plumford
- Jason FlemyngWilkins
- Stefan KaliphaBuldeo
- Ron DonachieHarley
- Anirudh AgarwalTabaqui
- Faran TahirNathoo
Recommendations
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Newsweek
An action-packed love story with something for everyone. - 70
Los Angeles Times
Jungle Book provides both rowdy thrills and old-fashioned family entertainment. - 63
Baltimore Sun
Beautifully mounted and shot, Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book still feels somewhat callow. Its title aside, it never really deals with the issues that the great Kipling raised continually in his distinguished body of work. - 63
The Seattle Times
Sommers is so busy spinning his camera, crowding the soundtrack with animal noises and piling on the cheesy visual effects that he can't stop for a reflective moment or a character-revealing touch. - 60
Empire
So so adaptation of the Kipling story. The human performances are riotous but their animal counterparts are blank canvases yet to be coloured. - 60
Time Out
Scott Lee is an unexpectedly appealing hero, partly because he's never indulged, and his dialogue is kept to a minimum. - 60
TV Guide Magazine
Stunning production design, smart pacing, and a well-handled romantic angle make for a seamless, if undemanding, entertainment. - 60
Variety
A full-throttled, technically superb adventure — with more bite than most Disney live-action fare — that offers some winning moments but, ultimately, isn’t as involving as it needs to be.
