IMDb plot summary: A human child raised by wolves must face off against a menacing tiger named Shere Khan, as well as his own origins.
Directed by Andy Serkis. Starring Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, and Benedict Cumberbatch.
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle is a pretty uninspiring version of The Jungle Book. It follows the familiar story of the human who is found abandoned in the Indian jungle and ends up being raised and cared for by a pack of wolves, a panther, and a bear, while fending off attacks from other animals, particularly a tiger. This one includes a frequently confusing series of messages about people "belonging with their kind" in a way that doesn't ever actually resolve well or coherently. The voice acting features some big name players but feels mostly phoned in, with only Benedict Cumberbatch as Shere Khan really seeming to enjoy the role at all. On top of that, it just looks off. The CGI animals looks strangely dated for a movie made in 2018, and it all just looks more like a video game than the lush jungle nature realism it's clearly going for. I haven't seen the live action Disney version that came out around the same time, but I kind of assume it has to be better than this just by virtue of having some good songs in it. You can skip this one.
How it entered my Flickchart:
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle < The Gray Man
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle > Beauty and the Bestie
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle < Outbreak
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle < Follow Thru
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle < The Forger
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle > Baby Boom
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle > The Return of the Pink Panther
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle < Pride and Prejudice (1940)
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle < Red Cliff
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle < Stand and Deliver
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle > The Doorway to Hell
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle < After the Thin Man
Final spot: #2783 out of 3833, or 27%.
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