Jungle Cruise
SCORE: 63
We are continuing our $1.99 month of Disney+ by blitzing through as
much content as we can. Me and the boys watched Jungle Cruise on one of
our recent movie nights. I know there was some controversy surrounding
this movie. I also know that there are some people that liked this movie
and some people that really despised it. I am aware of all of these
things and pay attention as I watch the movie. Jungle Cruise was kind of
dull actually. I think they were going for the Pirates of the Caribbean
concept except in the Amazon and in rivers. There will be spoilers in
this review.
One of the first things that stuck out to me about Jungle Cruise is the
submarine. I was a bit baffled that a submarine could go so deep into
the Amazon rain forest. I thought the depth would not sustain such a
vehicle. So I did some research and sure enough I was right. At the
start of the Amazon a submarine could make it. As the river progress it
gets less deep and there are more things on the bottom. So it would not
make it deep into the Amazon like Jungle Cruise shows.
Dwayne Johnson is not a very believable character in that role. He is
supposedly constantly lying and cheating, but he is also opposed to his
other four hundred year old Conquistadors. This character contradiction
does not make much sense. He wants to be free of the curse but gives
away the pedal. The white people are made to look horrible and the
natives are so abused by them in Jungle Cruise. More typical Hollyhate
content that never seems to stop their radical far left preaching.
It takes two hours and ten minutes to watch Jungle Cruise from start to
finish. The quest is to find this tree Tears of the Moon. The magical
pedals can cure any disease. The Conquistadors became immortal somehow
when it was used to cure their wounds. The issues families will have
with Jungle Cruise are violence, blood, lack of attire, enticement to
lust, sexism, promotion of sexual deviancy, magic, curses, and more.
Jungle Cruise could easily be part of the war on men, and war on white
people.
There is some humor within Jungle Cruise. Some of the jokes are really
corny. Some of them are lame. Others are a bit silly and you may chuckle
here and there. The delivery of these little jokes needs some help.
There is some neat special effects on the cursed Conquistadors. The
German prince trying to get the pedals is a cool character that needed
more screen time. He was a very powerful villain within Jungle Cruise as
well. His demise was not very climactic. Which brings me to the overall
impression I have of Jungle Cruise - a dud. Like a firework that does
not go off. There is anticipation just not delivery.
- Paul
Graphics: 65%
Sound: 70%
Replay/Extras: 60%
Gameplay: 60%
Family Friendly Factor: 60%
System: Disney+
Publisher: Disney
Developer: Disney
Rating: ‘PG-13' - for Parents Strongly Cautioned {for sequences of
adventure violence}
Got a question, comment,
or a concern regarding this
review?
Email them to:
GameReviews@familyfriendlygaming.com
Do you appreciate Reviews like this one? Have you ever
considered helping Family Friendly Gaming? For more information
click
here.