Really not much to these movies. You either have a good time or you don’t. I did. The first Jumanji was lots of fun, made lots of dough and naturally, they made a sequel. Some things got changed up such as the additions of Danny DeVito, Danny Glover and Awkwafina to the game and they’re nice window dressing to what is really a paint by numbers sequel. The action is well choreographed, specifically a thrilling sequence on a bridge with a pack of wild monkeys. There are some good laughs which many are the running gag variety such as Grandpa DeVito constantly forgetting people’s names and where he is half the time. Lots of funny old man jokes. I can’t say they offered anything really special in this sequel, but the film works because the stars Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart & Karen Gillan are all very likable and it’s fun which is good enough for me.
Rating: (***)
“Jumanji: The Next Level”
Eric at the Movies 