Critic Reviews for The Jungle Book on Moviebuff.com

'The Jungle Book', is filled with some harsh life lessons, and to Favreau's credit he doesn't shy-away from the darker elements

Francesca Rudkin, NZ Herald

The jungle in this movie is scary, full of hidden dangers, and if I was Mowgli I'd be heading for the bright lights and cheering curries of that village

Paul Whitington, The Independent

They’ve achieved something both groundbreaking and magical

Geoffrey Macnab, The Independent

'The Jungle Book', has proven itself a minor Darwinian miracle, perhaps the oddest of all species

Christopher Orr, The Atlantic

Visually, 'Book', is breathless and wondrous, without ever getting overly frenetic

Brad Keefe, Columbus Alive

Even as the drama and its treatment become increasingly conventional and familiar as the film moves toward its patly, audience-pleasing wrap-up, the exceptional visual quality and lifelike animal renditions remain stunning throughout

Todd McCarthy, The Hollywood Reporter

Jon Favreau, combines his knack for effects-laden spectacle with his family-friendly expertise

Drew Wheeler, flagpole

'The Jungle Book', is an awe-inspiring film that places man at nature’s mercy and as its master

Matthew Fernandez, Daily Bruin

'The Jungle Book', impresses before it even properly begins

Angie Han, Slash Film

A remake that's able to do the original justice by cleverly paying homage to the classic moments we all love

Tyler Robertson, Moviepilot.com

The movie plays out in storybook fashion, the characters are easy to love and the message is simple and worthwhile

Travis Poppleton, News Ok

There is danger, fun, comedy and intrigue - everything you’d hope to see in this kind of story

Rick Romancito, The Taos News

'The Jungle Book', offers plenty of sophisticated trickery that overwhelms its narrative shortcomings

Eric Kohn, Indiewire

This is a much darker tale that the frothy musical comedy vibe of the ’67 effort, but it is entirely appropriate that Disney Studios is the one to take it on again and give it such absolute wonder

Pete Hammond, Deadline

Jon Favreau’s 'The Jungle Book', is a cinematic wonder that deserves to be seen, but like Kenneth Branagh’s Cinderella, it possesses the same problem: we’ve already seen this story before

Eric Eisenberg, Cinema Blend

'The Jungle Book', is a classic genre film that harnesses the inherent strengths of the source material to rustle up a captivating drama that is both epic and intimate

Saibal Chatterjee, NDTV

Favreau taps into the primal excitement of Kipling’s original story

Barry Wurst, Maui Time

‘The Jungle Book’ is not perfect, the story drifts a bit and the message is a little fuzzy

Cath Clarke, Time Out

With a surprisingly strong and novel message at the heart of it, in a story that already didn’t lack for them

Shalini Langer, Indian Express

Heartwarming and enjoyable

Reagan Gavin Rasquinha, The Times of India

'The Jungle Book', is proof the studio knows what they're doing to deliver more than just the bare, cinematic necessities

Jeremy Kirk, First Showing

'The Jungle Book', is a film that has something for everyone

Surabhi Redkar, Koimoi

Spectacular, exciting, funny and fun

Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

'The Jungle Book', could be a much tighter movie, both narratively and thematically, and yet emotionally, it has a lot of heart

Matt Goldberg, Collider

Jon Favreau's 'The Jungle Book', is a hugely entertaining film with a nod to the 1967 classic, but yet very different in mood and texture

Aseem Chhabra, Rediff

'The Jungle Book', is gorgeous

Michael Smith, Tulsa World

'The Jungle Book', is a roaring success and kids will devour this modern take on a classic “tail”

Simon Columb, Flickering Myth

'The Jungle Book', weaves its way to a happy ending without getting dragged down in the mire of silliness and soppy sentiment

Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

The film is light on thought-provoking material; it's more visceral than intellectual

Eric Walkuski, JoBlo.com

This quietly majestic film should be considered a triumph

Matt Zoller Seitz, Roger Ebert

'The Jungle Book', is no longer cute and cuddly but a tale of survival

Jyoti Sharma Bawa, Hindustan Times

It is rare that a kiddy film manages to mesmerize this effectively

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This 'Jungle book', might not be quite flawless conceptually, but the mastery from the technical team is pure enchanting wizardry

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The movie strives for photorealism, showcasing the freedom of technology while curbing all of its expressive potential

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, AV Club

The Jungle Book manages to wholly disconnect us from our world

Anupama Chopra, Film Companion

'The Jungle Book', is lightly diverting, it is also disappointing, partly because it feels like a pumped-up version of Disney’s 1967 animated film, with more action and less sweetness

Manohla Dargis, The New York Times

There is real magic in it, real optimism, and real joy

Alan Cerny, ComingSoon.net

This is one of the best Jungle Book adaptions on screen and also one of the best live action motion-capture films I have seen in years

Sreeju Sudhakaran, Bollywood Life

Jon Favreau did a spectacular job in re-creating the Disney classic, which makes you re-live the childhood moments in advanced technology

Sajid, Cinema Glitz

'The Jungle Book', is a shining example of phenomenal filmmaking, transporting the viewer to a different world

Bollywood Hungama Source, Bollywood Hungama

Disney's return to 'The Jungle Book', is a fantastic adventure film with strong messages that's good for audiences young and old

Terri Schwartz, IGN

This is an enormously entertaining fantasy that offers a heck of a lot more than the bare necessities

Bill Wine, CBS Local