Jungle (2017)
Genre: Adventure / Biography
Duration: 115 minuten
Country:
Australia / Colombia
Directed by: Greg McLean
Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Thomas Kretschmann and Alex Russell
IMDb score:
6,7 (71.733)
Releasedate: 27 June 2017
Jungle plot
"Nature has only one law - Survival"
Yossi Ghinsberg is an enthusiastic young adventurer who follows his dreams. Together with two friends and a guide, who carries a mysterious past with him, he travels to the Amazon rainforest. There, their stamina is tested as the dark side of human nature emerges and the deadly threats of the wilderness manifest. Their journey turns into a terrifying psychological ordeal where the friends must fight for their lives.
Actors and actresses
Yossi
Kevin
Karl
Marcus
Kina
Tico
Amie
Yossi's Father
Yossi's Mother
Uncle Nissim
Reviews & comments
Onderhond
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- 87698 messages
- 13075 votes
Nice.
McLean is certainly not the great innovator, so anyone expecting something exceptional from this film is already in the wrong place. But McLean is a skilled genre person, so those who feel like a little two hours of jungle survival have come to the right place.
I used to see Radcliffe as Harry Potter, now I see him as a corpse. No idea if he thinks that's an upgrade, but I'm happy with it myself. In any case, he has worked hard in the last few years to improve his image, and I must say that he succeeded quite well. He does a good job here too.
Furthermore, this film is based on a true story, although it sometimes feels very scripted. It will be a bit exaggerated and/or romanticized here and there, but I don't think anyone who sits down for a genre film will have too many problems with that.
McLean is once again proving himself proficient. Beautiful shots in the jungle, a nice build-up of atmosphere and tension, a number of successful nail-biting moments and a character that can struggle through a physical and mental hell. A successful film, nothing more, certainly nothing less.
3.5*
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Noodless
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- 10087 messages
- 6205 votes
Beautiful film based on a true story, perhaps a bit exaggerated here and there, but even then this results in an intense film in which Daniel Radcliffe plays a good role. The final scene gives goosebumps. About the other two is guesswork, but that guide was a strange guy and apparently he was wanted by the authorities.
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Alathir
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- 2150 messages
- 1650 votes
I don't really need to add much to Underdog's opinion. That saves a lot of typing. It may be for the survival lovers but if you are one then I would definitely watch this movie. Sometimes there are also some raunchy moments that make McLean's Jungle try to distinguish itself from other genre films. I think Radcliffe is a good actor and he certainly proves that here, but it is also McLean's tricks that keep the film interesting, because the narrative threatens to collapse a bit here and there. Fortunately, during the film, character development was well taken care of so that we can still speak of a great ending. Some find it sweet, well, I think it's beautiful and catchy. Would you rather have seen him die after the rescue was so close? No right? 4*
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