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Jungle 2 Jungle

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Jungle 2 Jungle (1997)

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Reviews Counted:38

Fresh:7

Rotten:31

Average Rating:3.9/10

Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: When a stuffy New York executive pursues his archaeologist wife through sweltering South American jungles with pen and divorce papers in hand, he discovers the son he never knew he had--swinging... When a stuffy New York executive pursues his archaeologist wife through sweltering South American jungles with pen and divorce papers in hand, he discovers the son he never knew he had--swinging from the vines with his giant pet spider. Turns out the boy's been raised as part of a jungle tribe, so when the lad and his dad make a trip to the Big Apple, fish-out-of-water hilarity ensues. [More]

Starring: Tim Allen, Martin Short, JoBeth Williams, Lolita Davidovich

Starring: Tim Allen, Martin Short, JoBeth Williams, Lolita Davidovich, Sam Huntington, David Ogden Stiers, Bob Dishy, Valerie Mahaffey, Leelee Sobieski

Director: John Pasquin

Director: John Pasquin
Screenwriter: Herve Palud, Igor Aptekman, Thierry Lhermitte, Philippe Bruneau, Bruce A. Evans
Composer: Michael Convertino

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Now if only it was even slightly better than those examples of Hollywood at its laziest.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
07/28/09
Richard Luck
Richard Luck
Channel 4 Film
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Typically for Disney, the villains aren't made of very stern stuff, nor indeed is fey spear-carrying Mimi-Siku.

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06/24/06
Trevor Johnston
Trevor Johnston
Time Out
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Aside from a hilarious set piece involving a cat/tranquilliser dart interface and a vaguely entertaining Russian Mafia subplot, this is tired stuff which should have stayed at home.

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01/01/00
Caroline Westbrook
Caroline Westbrook
Empire Magazine
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This very Disney treatment of the classic fish out of water story ought to satisfy its intended audiences: kids and the parents who must accompany them.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
07/28/09
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Gently humorous and moving.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
07/28/09
Lisa Alspector
Lisa Alspector
Chicago Reader

Roughly half of Tim Allen’s latest comedy is hilarious-stupid, and the rest is monotonous-stupid.

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07/28/09
Kevin McManus
Kevin McManus
Washington Post

Simple truths are often the most effective, but in this instance they are only banal and mildly amusing.

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03/26/09
Leonard Klady
Leonard Klady
Variety
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No review available.

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01/20/08
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
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A fairly awful Tim Allen comedy.

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10/14/05
John Wirt
John Wirt
Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)

No review available.

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08/11/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

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04/02/05
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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02/22/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

No review available.

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09/29/03
Ryan Cracknell
Ryan Cracknell
Movie Views

No review available.

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06/14/03
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

If you care at all about surface plausibility, adults who act like adults, or emotions that exist anywhere other than in manipulative movies, spare yourself and spare your family.

Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
05/20/03
Leonard Schwarz
Leonard Schwarz
Palo Alto Weekly

No review available.

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04/25/03
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

It's a good cast. The movie uses the physical comedy talents of Short and Allen to good advantage.

Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
03/16/03
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

You'd think someone would have figured out by now that putting a big TV star in a lame movie doesn't make the movie any better.

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10/15/02
Margaret A. McGurk
Margaret A. McGurk
Cincinnati Enquirer

Mildly entertaining comedy about a father-son reunion.

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08/29/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

Mildly caustic, sentimental and slow.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
06/18/02
Mick LaSalle
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
 
 
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