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A breezy, crowd-pleasing sequel that runs on cast chemistry, body-swap comedy, and videogame-style adventure rather than originality. It’s fun if you liked the first film’s tone and don’t mind a lighter, more chaotic follow-up, but the story is mostly an excuse for gags and set pieces.
Where to watch: Buy
Wed · 2h 3m
Director: Jake Kasdan
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black
As the gang return to Jumanji to rescue one of their own, they discover that nothing is as they expect. The players will have to brave parts unknown and unexplored in order to escape the world’s most dangerous game.
Jake Kasdan
Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black
A breezy, crowd-pleasing sequel that runs on cast chemistry, body-swap comedy, and videogame-style adventure rather than originality. It’s fun if you liked the first film’s tone and don’t mind a lighter, more chaotic follow-up, but the story is mostly an excuse for gags and set pieces.
Jumanji: The Next Level doubles down on the reboot’s formula: fast-moving action, playful character swaps, and a cast that clearly understands the assignment. The sequel’s main pleasure is watching performers riff on one another’s personas, especially when the movie leans into mismatched voices, physical comedy, and the absurdity of the game’s rules.
It’s less inventive than the first film, and the plotting can feel like a series of excuses to move from one comic set piece to the next. But the movie keeps a light, accessible rhythm, and the adventure material is polished enough to carry the jokes even when the script is running on fumes.
If you’re in the mood for a glossy, family-friendly blockbuster with a strong ensemble and minimal emotional risk, it does the job. If you’re hoping for a sequel with sharper stakes or a bigger sense of wonder, this one is more competent than inspired.
Bethany (3★) · 3016 likes
my favorite character is karen gillan's stomach
maria (3★) · 1658 likes
cultural impact: ██████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████ _____________awkwafina as danny devito everything else
clem (3.5★) · 1623 likes
awkwafina's danny devito impersonation will be taught in acting classes worldwide
🤎jess🤎 (2.5★) · 1012 likes
me when i thought awkwafina and karen were gonna eventually kiss at some point and then they didn't: 🤡
chloe 💓 (4★) · 893 likes
both jack black and awkwafina have so much range they could each play every character in this movie and it'd be just as good
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