Disney continues with their string of remakes from their older animated films with this new adaptation of The Jungle Book. Directed by Jon Favreau (Iron Man), I found this a rather enjoyable family film with terrific CGI that brought the jungle and the animals to life in the best possible way. The story, of course, follows a young man cub named Mowgli as he is forced to head to the man village to escape from the dangerous tiger Shere Kahn. And from there on begins the adventure with peril, but also excitement along the way. As far as the on screen talent goes, Neel Sethi delivers a very serviceable performance as Mowgli with Bill Murray and Ben Kingsley being standouts in the voice-over for Baloo And Bagheera respectively. Idris Elba also excelled as Shere Khan, a role very much suited for his voice type. In the end, this version of The Jungle Book impresses visually and is quite charming, as well as dark with it's story making for a worthwhile movie.
Review of The Jungle Book
