I heard great things about this film and after watching it myself, i agree. Neel Sethi is fantastic as Mowgli and he is surrounded by fantastic voice work from the likes of Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley and Idris Elba. The film looks incredible and children will love the array of animals displayed in all their CGI beauty. My criticisms comes with the run time of the film as at around 1h50 it is quite long for a children's film and i did feel that it was dragging at times by the end. I also feel like more could be made of Akela's death as the act itself is very blink and you miss it and i feel an opportunity for a strong, emotional scene was lost. I have heard some complaints of Christopher Walken being distracting and taking people out of the atmosphere but i feel like he was a great choice for King Louis and so i cannot agree with any criticism there.
Overall it is a strong film that excels in its performances and the atmosphere created, mainly through the gorgeous visuals but it is let down by some weaker scenes and a run time that just seems unnecessary.
7.8/10
JH
Overall it is a strong film that excels in its performances and the atmosphere created, mainly through the gorgeous visuals but it is let down by some weaker scenes and a run time that just seems unnecessary.
7.8/10
JH