I didn’t intend to watch this film at all, because I knew it will be poor rip-off from the classic Jumanji starring the incomparable Robin Williams, but I did, because partly i was hoping it will not suck that much.
There’s a level of suckiness that is almost hard to watch at times, delivering the most possible cliche a movie could offer. A kid behind me at some point I overheard said, “It’s not funny” and it really was not funny and it almost reached the point of absolute ridiculousness.
I do not understand the point of making a sequel for this and frankly, no one was asking for it. It was an obvious cash-grab; and one could say you simply cannot compare it to the original but when the movie is advertised with the same title on it, the audience will surely compare so the studio might as well made sure it will be done right.
Not even Jack Black can save the movie from the trainwreck that it is 10 minutes in, in fact the movie is far from being saved when it brought cheap effects, lousy script, and complete lack of originality.
Do not waste your time on Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. And dear god, Sony don’t make another one.
Grade: 2/5 stars