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Jungle Cruise

Based on Disneyland's theme park ride where a small riverboat takes a group of travelers through a jungle filled with dangerous animals and reptiles but with a supernatural element. Based on Disneyland's theme park ride where a small riverboat takes a group of travelers through a jungle filled with dangerous animals and reptiles but with a supernatural element. Based on Disneyland's theme park ride where a small riverboat takes a group of travelers through a jungle filled with dangerous animals and reptiles but with a supernatural element.

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• Dwayne Johnson
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• Trivia Many of the puns Frank uses are taken directly from the Disney Parks attraction on which the movie is based. These "so bad they're good" jokes are one of the reasons why Jungle Cruise skippers are so important to the ride experience.
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Its craft isn't quite as sturdy as some of the classic adventures it's indebted to, but Jungle Cruise remains a fun, family-friendly voyage.

Funny, full of action, and an all-around good time, Jungle Cruise is a ride well worth taking.

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Jungle Cruise

July 30, 2021

Action, Adventure, Comedy

Join fan favorites Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt for the adventure of a lifetime on Disney’s Jungle Cruise, a rollicking thrill-ride down the Amazon with wisecracking skipper Frank Wolff and intrepid researcher Dr. Lily Houghton. Lily travels from London, England to the Amazon jungle and enlists Frank’s questionable services to guide her downriver on La Quila—his ramshackle-but-charming boat. Lily is determined to uncover an ancient tree with unparalleled healing abilities—possessing the power to change the future of medicine. Thrust on this epic quest together, the unlikely duo encounters innumerable dangers and supernatural forces, all lurking in the deceptive beauty of the lush rainforest. But as the secrets of the lost tree unfold, the stakes reach even higher for Lily and Frank and their fate—and mankind’s—hangs in the balance.

Rated: PG-13 Runtime: 2h 7min Release Date: July 30, 2021

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Ride-based adventure is fun, if predictable; peril, scares.

Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that Jungle Cruise is an action-fantasy adventure inspired by the classic Disneyland ride. Set in 1916, it follows intrepid Dr. Lily Houghton (Emily Blunt), who hires skipper Frank Wolff (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson) to guide her and her brother down the Amazon River in search of a mythical…

Why Age 11+?

Frequent peril/tension, action violence, physical comedy, creepy imagery -- incl

This movie is based on/promotes a Disney ride. Lots of merchandise tie-ins off c

Adults drink in taverns, where some background characters seem to be drinking he

Lily and Frank banter and flirt, eventually sharing longing looks. Characters sh

"Oh my God," "ruddy," "fresh hell," "crusty old farts," "shove it up your associ

Any Positive Content?

Promotes courage, perseverance, teamwork. Characters work together and think cre

Lily is a pioneering botanist and adventurer -- a Ph.D. who's never afraid of be

Violence & Scariness

Frequent peril/tension, action violence, physical comedy, creepy imagery -- including conquistadores being turned to stone or coming back to "life" while made of bees, snakes, etc. Native Amazonians are killed, a villain is squashed. At one point, it's suggested that a key character has died. People get abducted, slapped, stabbed, bitten by snakes and piranhas, threatened/attacked by a jaguar. Falls, chases, explosions. Torpedo and guns fired, swords and knives brandished. A villain callously smashes bees. Amazonians are described as cannibals, but ( spoiler alert ) it's just for show. Arguments/yelling.

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This movie is based on/promotes a Disney ride. Lots of merchandise tie-ins off camera.

Drinking, Drugs & Smoking

Adults drink in taverns, where some background characters seem to be drinking heavily. Characters drink whiskey from a flask, liquor from bottles. A jaguar drinks spilled wine, gets tipsy. MacGregor brings an entire suitcase of liquor on board.

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Sex, Romance & Nudity

Lily and Frank banter and flirt, eventually sharing longing looks. Characters share a kiss. A conversation about extracting a knife borders on suggestive.

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"Oh my God," "ruddy," "fresh hell," "crusty old farts," "shove it up your association," "booga booga," "wimpy," etc.

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Positive Messages

Promotes courage, perseverance, teamwork. Characters work together and think creatively to defeat a curse, vengeful enemies, a sociopathic villain. Characters' stories/journeys promote idea of personal growth and value of acceptance and living a nontraditional life. You don't have to be what everyone expects you to be.

Positive Role Models

Lily is a pioneering botanist and adventurer -- a Ph.D. who's never afraid of being the only woman in a room. She's brave, smart, resourceful, goes after what she wants (often bending rules to do so). Frank is knowledgeable, protective. Both are willing to put themselves in danger for their missions -- and each other. MacGregor is a dedicated brother who accompanies and supports Lily; he implies but never says outright that she was the only person who stuck by him when he realized he was gay. Native Amazonians are initially portrayed as cannibal warriors out to capture (and eat) foreigners, but ( spoiler alert ) it turns out to be for show. Still, the story exploits those stereotypes and certain others (MacGregor is fussy and high maintenance, Joachim is cartoonishly German, etc.), and Joachim's accent is played for humor.

Parents need to know that Jungle Cruise is an action-fantasy adventure inspired by the classic Disneyland ride. Set in 1916, it follows intrepid Dr. Lily Houghton ( Emily Blunt ), who hires skipper Frank Wolff ( Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson ) to guide her and her brother down the Amazon River in search of a mythical healing tree. Violence and peril are the biggest issues: Expect frequent danger, creepy cursed villains (as well as a cartoonishly evil German baddie), weapons (guns, torpedoes, swords, knives), an implied significant death (and some actual less significant ones), threatening snakes, and a jaguar that looks more vicious than she actually is. Adult characters drink from flasks and bottles, and an animal gets tipsy. One conversation about removing a knife from someone's body could be perceived as suggestive (though the double meaning will likely go over kids' heads), and there's some flirty banter and a couple of kisses. Without saying it outright, one character comes out to another, who's supportive. While main characters demonstrate impressive courage, perseverance, and teamwork, the movie's initial depiction of Native Amazonians as a tribe of angry cannibals is concerning, even though ( spoiler alert ) it turns out it's largely for show. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails .

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Action and adventure, what's the story.

Set in 1916, JUNGLE CRUISE opens with bold botanist Dr. Lily Houghton ( Emily Blunt ) stealing an Amazonian arrowhead from an elite -- and anti-woman -- British explorers' club. The artifact is supposed to lead Houghton to a mysterious location on the Amazon River where legendary healing flowers bloom on an ancient tree. Lily and her brother, MacGregor ( Jack Whitehall ), head to the Amazon and hire brash skipper Frank Wolff ( Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson ) to guide them on the perilous river trip. Along the way, Lily and Frank must avoid not only the natural dangers of the Amazon but also a villainous German prince ( Jesse Plemons ) who's also searching for the tree, as well as a group of Spanish conquistadores who need the flower's petals to reverse their immortal curse.

Is It Any Good?

The irresistibly charming stars help make this adventurous, occasionally swashbuckling ride adaptation amusing, if not as memorable as The Mummy or Pirates of the Caribbean . Johnson can make nearly any character likable; here, Frank's silly, punny jokes are also a fun nod to the Disney ride's vibe. Blunt, likewise, is ideally cast as the pioneering Dr. Houghton. Lily bucks social mores of the time by having a job and a Ph.D., knowing how to defend herself, and even wearing trousers (Frank calls her "Pants"). She also has a refreshingly close relationship with her brother, who's posh and fussy but is still willing to follow her into murky, life-threatening situations. Other members of the cast are underused -- like Paul Giamatti as a local riverboat mogul and Edgar Ramirez as head conquistador Aguirre -- or they overact, like Plemons' caricature of a sociopathic German villain, Prince Joachim.

The movie's landscaping and production art are vibrant and immersive, and director Jaume Collet-Serra should be applauded for making sure to organically include themes of gender, class, and discrimination against the Amazonian natives -- without being preachy. Still, the movie's portrayal of those natives is a bit cringey, even if the movie course-corrects to subvert the same stereotypes it initially seems to be perpetuating. Luckily, Blunt and Johnson cheerfully elevate the story enough to make audiences gloss over some of the screenplay's missteps and enjoy the ride.

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Families can talk about the level of violence in Jungle Cruise . Does stylized or fantasy violence impact viewers differently than more realistic violence?

How do Lily's actions convey that she is both brave and smart? Do you consider her a role model ? What character strengths does she demonstrate?

How is drinking depicted in the movie? Are there consequences for any character's drinking? Why does that matter?

Did you notice any stereotypes in the film? Why is the initial depiction of the Native Amazonians problematic? Is it excused by the fact that the tribe is in on the joke/plan?

Movie Details

• In theaters : July 30, 2021
• On DVD or streaming : November 12, 2021
• Cast : Emily Blunt , Dwayne Johnson , Edgar Ramirez , Jack Whitehall
• Director : Jaume Collet-Serra
• Inclusion Information : Female actors, Black actors, Polynesian/Pacific Islander actors, Latino actors
• Studio : Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
• Genre : Action/Adventure
• Topics : Magic and Fantasy , Adventures , Brothers and Sisters
• Character Strengths : Courage , Perseverance , Teamwork
• Run time : 127 minutes
• MPAA rating : PG-13
• MPAA explanation : sequences of adventure violence
• Last updated : June 23, 2024

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Jungle Cruise

30 July 2021

Action, Adventure, Comedy

Join fan favorites Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt for the adventure of a lifetime on Disney’s Jungle Cruise, a rollicking thrill-ride down the Amazon with wisecracking skipper Frank Wolff and intrepid researcher Dr. Lily Houghton. Lily travels from London, England to the Amazon jungle and enlists Frank’s questionable services to guide her downriver on La Quila—his ramshackle-but-charming boat. Lily is determined to uncover an ancient tree with unparalleled healing abilities—possessing the power to change the future of medicine. Thrust on this epic quest together, the unlikely duo encounters innumerable dangers and supernatural forces, all lurking in the deceptive beauty of the lush rainforest. But as the secrets of the lost tree unfold, the stakes reach even higher for Lily and Frank and their fate—and mankind’s—hangs in the balance.

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Jungle Cruise

In the pantheon of Disney movies based on Disney theme park rides, “Jungle Cruise” is pretty good—leagues better than dreck like “Haunted Mansion,” though not quite as satisfying as the original “Pirates of the Caribbean.” 

The most pleasant surprise is that director Jaume Collet-Serra (“ The Shallows “) and a credited team of five, count ’em, writers have largely jettisoned the ride’s mid-century American colonial snarkiness and casual racism (a tradition  only recently eliminated ). Setting the revamp squarely in the wheelhouse of blockbuster franchise-starters like “ Raiders of the Lost Ark ,” “ Romancing the Stone ” and “The Mummy,” and pushing the fantastical elements to the point where the story barely seems to be taking place in our universe, it’s a knowingly goofy romp, anchored to the banter between its leads, an English feminist and adventurer played by Emily Blunt and a riverboat captain/adventurer played by  Dwayne Johnson . 

Notably, however, even though the stars’ costumes (and a waterfall sequence) evoke the classic “The African Queen”—John Huston’s comic romance/action film starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn ; worth looking up if you’ve never watched it—the sexual chemistry between the two is nonexistent, save for a few fleeting moments, like when Frank picks up the heroine‘s hand-cranked silent film camera and captures affectionate images of her. At times the leads seem more like a brother and sister needling each other than a will they/won’t they bantering couple. Lack of sexual heat is often (strangely) a bug, or perhaps a feature, in films starring Johnson, the four-quadrant blockbuster king (though not on Johnson’s HBO drama “Ballers”). Blunt keeps putting out more than enough flinty looks of interest to sell a romance, but her leading man rarely reflects it back at her. Fortunately, the film’s tight construction and prolific action scenes carry it, and Blunt and Johnson do the irresistible force/immovable object dynamic well enough, swapping energies as the story demands.

Blunt’s character, Lily Houghton, is a well-pedigreed adventurer who gathers up maps belonging to her legendary father and travels to the Amazon circa 1916 to find the Tears of the Moon, petals from a “Tree of Life”-type of fauna that can heal all infirmities. She and her snooty, pampered brother MacGregor (Jack Whitehall) hire Frank “Skipper” Wolff (Johnson) to bring them to their destination. The only notable concession to the original theme park ride comes here: Wolff’s day job is taking tourists upriver and making cheesy jokes in the spirit of “hosts” on Disney Jungle Cruise rides of yore. On the mission, Johnson immediately settles into a cranky but funny old sourpuss vibe, a la John Wayne or Harrison Ford , and inhabits it amiably enough, even though buoyant, almost childlike optimism comes more naturally to him than world-weary gruffness. 

The supporting cast is stacked with overqualified character players. Paul Giamatti plays a gold-toothed, sunburned, cartoonishly “Italian” harbor master who delights at keeping Frank in debt. Edgar Ramirez is creepy and scary as a conquistador whose curse from centuries ago has trapped him in the jungle.  Jesse Plemons plays the main baddie, Prince Joachim, who wants to filch the power of the petals for the Kaiser back in Germany (he’s Belloq to the stars’ Indy and Marion, trying to swipe the Ark). Unsurprisingly, given his track record, Plemons steals the film right out from under its leads.

Collet-Serra keeps the action moving along, pursuing a more classical style than is commonplace in recent live-action Disney product (by which I mean, the blocking and editing have a bit of elegance, and you always know where characters are in relation to each other). The editing errs on the side of briskness to such an extent that affecting, beautiful, or spectacular images never get to linger long enough to become iconic. The CGI is dicey, particularly on the larger jungle animals—was the production rushed, or were the artists just overworked?—and there are moments when everything seems so rubbery/plasticky that you seem to be watching the first film that was actually shot on location at Disney World.

But the staging and execution of the chases and fights compensates. Derivative of films that were themselves highly derivative, “Jungle Cruise” has the look and feel of a paycheck gig for all involved, but everyone seems to be having a great time, including the filmmakers.

In theaters and on Disney+ for a premium charge starting Friday, July 30th. 

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Matt Zoller Seitz is the Editor-at-Large of RogerEbert.com, TV critic for New York Magazine and Vulture.com, and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in criticism.

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• Emily Blunt as Dr. Lily Houghton
• Edgar Ramírez as Aguirre
• Jack Whitehall as McGregor Houghton
• Jesse Plemons as Prince Joachim
• Paul Giamatti as Nilo

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Jungle Cruise (film)

Jungle Cruise is a 2021 American fantasy adventure comedy film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra from a story by Glenn Ficarra & John Requa and a screenplay written by Michael Green, Ficarra, and Requa, based on Walt Disney's theme park attraction of the same name .

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Set during World War I , a riverboat captain named Frank takes a scientist and her brother on a mission into a jungle to find the Tree of Life which is believed to possess healing powers. All the while, the trio must fight against dangerous wild animals and a competing German expedition.

In the 16th century, Spanish conquistadors led by Don Aguirre travel to South America in search of the Tears of the Moon, a mythical tree whose petals can cure any illness, heal any injury, and lift any curse. After most of the men die in the jungle, the survivors are nursed back to health by a local tribe using the tree petals. When they refuse to reveal the location of the tree, the Spanish destroy the village. As punishment, the conquistadors are cursed to never die and never be able to leave sight of the river.

In 1916 London , Dr. Lily Houghton and her brother MacGregor detail Lily’s research on the Tears of the Moon to an association of Royal Society explorers , explaining that the petals could revitalize medicine and aid in the British war effort. The Houghtons request access to an arrowhead recovered by Dr. Albert Falls that Lily believes is key to locating the tree. When the association denies their request, believing the tree to be a myth and a female scientist unqualified to join their ranks, Lily steals the arrowhead instead. She narrowly avoids Prince Joachim, a German aristocrat who also wants the arrowhead and the tree.

In South America, Frank Wolff takes tourists on jungle river cruises, which he embellishes with fake dangers and corny jokes. When his boat engine is repossessed by businessman Nilo, he attempts to steal it back. Caught in the act by Lily, Frank pretends to be Nilo and arrogantly tells her that the Tears of the Moon is a myth and that she will not be able to handle the dangers of the jungle, but changes his tone when he notices that Lily is in possession of the arrowhead. Frank’s deception is revealed when the real Nilo shows up, but Lily hires Frank anyway after he underbids Nilo and bravely fights a wild jaguar.

Frank, Lily, and MacGregor depart on Frank’s boat, but are almost intercepted by Nilo attempting to get his engine back, mercenaries hired by Joachim to retrieve the arrowhead from Lily, and Joachim himself attacking in a German submarine. After they make their escape, it is revealed that the attacking jaguar was actually Frank’s pet Proxima, and Lily wonders if Frank can be trusted.

Joachim locates the cursed conquistadors, whose bodies have turned to stone due to them traveling too far from the river, and have been infested over time by tree roots, snakes, and insects. Joachim frees them by diverting the river, and offers to help them break the curse if they help him to retrieve the arrowhead.

As Frank, Lily and MacGregor continue down the river, they become closer. MacGregor reveals to Frank that he was nearly disowned by his family due to being gay, but Lily stood by him. Breaking into Frank’s cabin, Lily finds photos and drawings of new inventions such as the automobile, but also discovers drawings of the arrowhead and research on the Tears of the Moon. Lily accuses Frank of wanting the tree for himself, but he explains he gave up searching for it a long time ago and believed it couldn’t be found. They are attacked by a tribe of “ cannibals ” who demand the arrowhead, but this is revealed to be another deception by Frank working with a friendly tribe. Frank apologizes and says he was unable to call off the plan, but Lily rebuffs him.

Trader Sam, the tribe’s female leader, translates the writing on the arrowhead, revealing the location of the tree, and that it only blooms under a blood moon. The conquistadors attack and manage to take the arrowhead; Frank recovers it and gives it to Lily, but is stabbed through the chest with a sword and falls to his death. Lily runs away from the river so that the Spaniards cannot follow her.

The next morning, Lily discovers that Frank has miraculously survived. He reveals that his real name is Francisco, and he is actually one of the cursed conquistadors, unable to die or leave the river. The expedition to find the tree was originally a noble one to save Aguirre's sick daughter, Anna, but when the natives were attacked by the Spaniards, Frank switched sides to help the villagers. After years of fighting, Frank trapped Aguirre and the others in a cave away from the river. He then spent time searching for the tree to lift his own curse, but had been unable to find it without the arrowhead.

An injured MacGregor stays behind with Trader Sam while Lily and Frank make the final journey to the tree. MacGregor is captured by Joachim and forced to reveal the location of the tree. Frank, Lily, the Germans, and the Spaniards all converge on the tree, which begins to bloom under the blood moon. The moon passes quickly as they fight, and Lily is only able to recover one petal. MacGregor kills Joachim, and Frank crashes his boat to block the river, turning himself, Aguirre and the other Spaniards into stone. Lily uses the petal to revive Frank and break the curse, only afterwards discovering that due to a shift in the moonlight, there is one petal left for Lily’s research.

Returning to the United Kingdom, the society has offered full membership to Lily, which she rejects. She shows Frank all of London and gives him his first driving lesson in her automobile as well as delivering a corny joke herself, worthy of the latter's admiration.

• Dwayne Johnson as Frank Wolff
• Emily Blunt as Lily Houghton
• Edgar Ramirez as Aguirre
• Jack Whitehall as MacGregor Houghton
• Jesse Plemons as Prince Joachim
• Paul Giamatti as Nilo Nemolato
• Veronica Falcón as Trader Sam
• Dani Rovira as Sancho
• Quim Gutiérrez as Melchor
• Dan Dargan Carter as Gonzalo
• Andy Nyman as Sir James Hobbs-Coddington
• Raphael Alejandro as Zaqueu
• Simone Lockhart as Anna
• Pedro Lopez as Chief
• Sulem Calderon as Chief's Daughter
• Sebastian Blunt as Society Guard
• Mark Ashworth as Society Member
• Allan Poppleton as Society Worker
• Caroline Paige as Kid Tourist
• James Quattrochi as Italian Tourist
• Stephen Dunlevy as Middlepart
• Philipp Maximilian as Axel
• Romualdo Castillo as Animal Vendor
• Pedro Haro as Bird Vendor
• Christina Souza as Barmaid
• Michael H. Cole as Bus Conductor
• Hector Banos as Puka Michuna Warrior
• Peter Luis Zimmerman as Puka Michuna Warrior
• Travis Gomez as Puka Michuna Warrior
• Ismael Herrera as Puka Michuna Warrior
• David Lengel as Boat Tourist
• Justin Randell Brooke as Boat Tourist
• Victoria Blade as Boat Tourist
• Brooke Jaye Taylor as Boat Tourist
• Vince Pisani as Boat Tourist
• Piper Collins as Boat Tourist
• Keith Arthur Bolden as Boat Tourist
• Chip Steele as Boat Tourist
• Ben Jenkin as Proxima
• David Paris as Pilot
• Kevin Larosa as Pilot

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• Jobe Allen as Merchant Vendor
• Al Saif Alshad as Extra
• James William Ballard as Society Member
• Pedro Barquin as Dying Conquistador
• Sharon M. Bell as Guitar Lady
• Nick Benseman as German Mercenary
• Shane Berengue as Society Member
• Larry Blanks as Society Member
• Ryan Boz as Soldier
• Madeline Brumby as Upper Class Tourist
• John David Bulla as Spanish Conquistador
• Serge Burack Jr. as Society Member
• Luis Burbano as Puka Michuna Warrior
• James Burns as Londoner
• Met Clark as Yaktunaru Healer
• Jeremy Connell as Society Member
• Paul Delacerda as Puka Michuna Drummer #1
• Marc Demeter as Archaeologist
• Mariama Diallo as Mfantse Woman
• Ryan Dinning as Soldier #2
• Nalehua'o Puna Donlin as Merchant Vendor
• Porter Drudge as Lollipop Tourist Boy
• Payson Durant as Hotel Guest
• Lionel Fase as Tourist
• Faith Fay as Hotel Guest - Savannah
• Charles-Joseph Fisher as Flower Vendor
• Tony Fontanez as Tourist / Townsperson
• Gavrielle Anne Fontanilla as Puka Lady
• Kylie Michele Fuller as Society Cruise Tourist Kid
• Ely Garcia II as Dockworker
• Daniel Giron as Extra
• Stephan Goldbach as Surviving Mercenary
• Brian Gonzalez as Puka Michuna Drummer #2
• Jay Gutierrez as Conquistador
• Josué Gutierrez as Puka Warrior
• David H. Hahn as Gambler
• Clyde C Harris as Puka Warrior #2
• Nicholas Ryan Hernandez as Young Aguirre
• Tom Holowach as Hairpin Man
• Kalanikauleleiaiwi Ka'auwai as Boater
• Jay D. Kacho as RADAS Member
• Ilana Kohanchi as Italian Woman
• Abraham Kyle IV as Boater
• Xavier Leblanc as Puka Michuna Warrior
• Matt Lindquist as Extra
• Eufemio Longboy Jr. as Bartender
• Roy Luke as Society Member
• Clay Mason as Nilo's Dockworker
• Shawn McBride as Hotel Guest - Peppa
• Luke McDonald as Puka Male
• Garrett M Miller as Lecture
• David R. Mitchell as Society Member
• Casey Nelson as Soldier #3
• Jason New as Hotel Maitre D'
• Keith Nussbaum as German Valet
• Emily Marie Palmer as French Woman
• Annika Pampel as German Woman
• Danny Pardo as Canoe Man
• Josiah Paul as 1920s Society Member
• Quintin Tyler Price as British Soldier
• Nathan Reyes as Boater
• Henardo Rodriguez as Native American
• Matt Rodriguez as Ride Tribe Marauder
• Jamey Russell as Tourist
• Sterling l Sheldon as Gambler
• James Siderits as Society Member
• Jaren Soto as Yaktunaru Tribesman
• Keekee Suki as Market Vendor
• Charles Surrett as High Society Man
• Jason Szabo as Tourist
• Alfredo Tavares as Gang Member
• Robert Tinsley as London Guard
• David Turner as Society Member
• Alexandra Velez as Puka Woman
• Ruben Vidal as Frank's Friend
• Tom Vodnik as Tanner
• Wes Weems as Society Member
• Tanya Wheelock as Boat Tourist
• Kiera Woodward as Boat Tourist Child
• Marn Zeeb as Pit Boss Gambler
• The film takes influence from The African Queen (1951), an adventure film which imagineer Harper Goff used as an inspiration when making the Jungle Cruise.
• Dr. Albert Falls who stole the arrowhead for the Royal Society is a character from the ride, having founded the Jungle Navigation Company and, "Discovered" Schweitzer Falls .
• Nilo Nemolato's pet cockatoo Rosita is a character from Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room who physically appears in Disneyland's Jungle Cruise and Tropical Hideaway .
• Frank Wolff's business is the Jungle Navigation Company, an organization from the ride.
• Trader Sam of the Puka Michuna tribe is named for the male immortal magic-user Trader Sam from the ride. The character of Chief Nah-mee is also alluded to through chieftain Sam when she receives a top-hat .
• The Royal Anthropological and Diverse Adventures Society has a name similar to the Royal Anthropological Society which Nigel Greenwater mentions Marcus Brody lectured on the Temple of the Forbidden Eye .
• In Disneyland, Frank and Lily's clothes are hung in the office of Alberta Falls at the boathouse . Their map is also framed on the wall and another hall has Lope de Aguirre's helmet. [1] [2]
• For the film's premiere, one of Disneyland's Jungle Cruise's boats was turned into the La Quila .
• In Walt Disney World, the aforementioned map is hung up in the Amazon River Base near Frank's hat and Lope de Aguirre's helm, again in the office of Alberta Falls. [3]
• The map of the Magic Kingdom's Rivers of Adventure was created by Frank Wolff who signed it as, "F.W.". This map also appears in Disneyland aboard the Mekong Maiden .
• A crate labelled, " A. Falls Botanical Expedition " in Alberta's Amazon office might reference Doctor Falls' expedition for the Tears of the Moon.
• During the Jingle Cruise, one of the crates dropped in the African Veldt was addressed to Nilo Nemolato.
• On a shelf over the door for The Pach 's room is a small bookshelf. One of the books is titled "My Interests Happily Lay Elsewhere" by MacGregor Houghton. This alludes to MacGregor's quote implying his homosexual attraction from the film.
• In the Magic Kingdom's Jungle Cruise there is a non-story related easter-egg referencing the film where a telegram to the JNC from Skipper Shaun mentions him pitching a Hollywood version of the Jungle Cruise.

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References [ ]

• ↑ https://www.buzzfeed.com/crystalro/jungle-cruise-disneyland-easter-eggs
• ↑ https://attractionsmagazine.com/first-look-whats-gnu-jungle-cruise-disneyland/
• ↑ https://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/jungle-cruise/news/16jul2021-new-props-added-to-the-office-in-the-jungle-cruise-queue.htm
• 1 Frank Wolff
• 3 Lope de Aguirre

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This article is about the 2021 film. For the Disney Parks ride of the same name, see Jungle Cruise .

Jungle Cruise is a fantasy adventure film based on the ride of the same name , starring Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson who also served as producer.

The film is co-produced by John Davis and John Fox of Davis Entertainment, Beau Flynn of FlynnPictureCo., and Dany and Hiram Garcia of Seven Bucks Productions. [1] John Requa and Glenn Ficarra penned the script. [2]

The film was initially announced to be released on October 11 , 2019 , but was been pushed back to July 24 , 2020 , [3] only for the COVID-19 pandemic to cause it to be pushed back again to July 30 , 2021 . [4]

• 4 Development
• 6.1 Home media
• 7 Reception
• 11 References
• 12 External links

Synopsis [ ]

Set in the early 1900s, a tramp steamer captain named Frank Wolff [5] takes a pair of scientist siblings down the Amazon River in search of the Tears of the Moon , a flower with miraculous healing properties, while evading Germans. [6]

In the 16th century, Don Aguirre leads Spanish conquistadors to South America in search of the Tears of the Moon, a mythical tree whose petals can cure any illness, heal any injury, and lift any curse. After most men die in the jungle, the survivors are nursed back to health by a local tribe using the tree petals. When they refuse to reveal the location of the tree, the Spanish destroy the village. As punishment, the conquistadors became cursed by the village chief to never die and never be able to leave sight of the river or the jungle would take them back to it for all eternity.

In 1916 London, Dr. Lily Houghton and her brother, MacGregor , present Lily's Tears of the Moon research to an association of Royal Society explorers, explaining that the petals could revitalize medicine and aid in the British war effort. The Houghtons request access to an arrowhead recovered by Dr. Albert Falls that Lily believes is key to locating the tree. When the association denies their request, believing the tree is a myth and a female scientist is unqualified to join their ranks, Lily steals the arrowhead. She narrowly avoids Prince Joachim, a German aristocrat who also wants the arrowhead to find the tree.

In South America, Frank Wolff takes tourists on jungle river cruises, which are embellished with fake dangers and corny jokes. When his boat engine is repossessed by businessman Nilo, Frank attempts to steal it back. Caught in the act by Lily, Frank pretends to be Nilo and claims the Tears of the Moon is a myth and that she could not withstand the dangerous jungle; he then backtracks after noticing Lily possesses the arrowhead. Frank's deception is revealed when the real Nilo shows up, but Lily hires Frank anyway after he underbids Nilo and bravely fights a jaguar.

Frank, Lily, and MacGregor depart on Frank's boat, but they are nearly intercepted by Nilo attempting to confiscate his engine, by mercenaries hired by Joachim to retrieve the arrowhead from Lily, and by Joachim himself attacking in a German submarine. After making their escape, it is revealed that the attacking jaguar was actually Frank's pet, Proxima. Lily wonders if Frank can be trusted.

Joachim locates the cursed conquistadors, whose bodies turned to stone due to them traveling too far from the river, and have been infested over time by tree roots, deadly snakes, poisonous frogs, and stinging insects. Joachim frees them by diverting the river, and offers to help them break the curse if they help him retrieve the arrowhead.

As Frank, Lily and MacGregor continue down the river, they grow closer. MacGregor tells Frank he was nearly disowned by his family due to being gay, but Lily stood by him. Breaking into Frank's cabin, Lily finds photos and drawings of inventions such as the automobile, but also discovers drawings of the arrowhead and research on the Tears of the Moon. Lily accuses Frank of wanting the tree for himself, but he explains he gave up searching for it a long time ago and believed it can never be found. A tribe of "cannibals" attack them and demand the arrowhead, but this is exposed as another of Frank's faked dangers; they are a friendly tribe he has an arrangement with. Frank apologizes and claims he was unable to call off the plan, but Lily rebuffs him.

Trader Sam, the tribe's female leader, translates the writing on the arrowhead, revealing the tree's location and that it only blooms under a blood moon. The conquistadors attack and take the arrowhead; Frank recovers it and gives it to Lily, but is fatally stabbed through the chest with a sword. Lily runs away from the river so the Spaniards are unable to follow due to the curse's limits.

The next morning, Lily discovers that Frank has miraculously survived. He reveals that his real name is Francisco, and he is one of the cursed conquistadors, unable to die or leave the river. The expedition to find the tree was originally a noble one to save Aguirre's sick daughter, Anna, but when the natives were attacked by the Spaniards, Frank switched his allegiance to help the villagers. After years of fighting, Frank trapped Aguirre and the others in a cave where the river could not reclaim them and where they became petrified. He then spent centuries searching for the tree to lift his own curse. But unable to find it without the arrowhead, he had finally given up. He decided to build a town next to the river, he made and lost friends and eventually decides to build a boat and give jungle cruises as well as taking in stray kitties all of which were named Proxima.

An injured MacGregor stays behind with Trader Sam while Lily and Frank make the final journey to the tree. MacGregor is captured by Joachim and forced to reveal the tree's location. Joachim breaks his arrangement with the cursed brigands, in order to keep the petals for himself, but Frank, Lily, the Germans, and the Spaniards all converge on the tree. While solving the puzzle, the arrowhead is discovered to be a heart piece having a gem, which after placing blooms the tree under the blood moon. The moon passes as they fight, and Lily is only able to recover one petal. MacGregor fights Joachim, who gets flattened under a fallen piece of ruin, while Frank crashes his boat to block the river, which turns himself, Aguirre, and the other Spaniards into stone. Lily expends the petal to revive Frank and break his curse. The moon breaks out one last ray of light and one final petal blooms - Lily's research can proceed.

Returning to the United Kingdom, the society has offered full membership to Lily, which she rejects via MacGregor, who uses the opportunity to insult the society, saying that they are unworthy of the research, or the tale of the trip, or anything learned by it, primarily stories due to their chauvinism and insular nature. Lily fulfills her promise to show Frank all of London and the movie ends as she gives him his first driving lesson in her automobile, where she herself delivers a corny joke, worthy of Frank's admiration.

• Dwayne Johnson as Frank Wolff :

A shrewd, cynical but ultimately noble steamboat skipper who reluctantly agrees to guide two explorers on their quest for the mythical Tears of the Moon Tree. He eventually reveals his true name (Francisco Lopez de Heredia) and identity as the adopted brother of Aguirre as well as one of the cursed conquistadors, forever trapped by the Amazon river. He is a trained cartographer who has spent centuries searching for the Tree to break the curse that made him immortal so he can die peacefully. Meanwhile, he has built a town, and a boat he christened " La Quila " for his business under "Jungle Navigation Company". He has had a number of tamed exotic cats as a pet, each one named "Proxima".

• Emily Blunt as Dr. Lily Houghton :

An eccentric, adventurous, and virtuous botanist working in a male-dominated field. She embarks on a quest to find the Tears of the Moon Tree, hoping to harness its power for modern medicine. Possessing an ancient arrowhead and one of Frank's old maps of the Amazon, she proves she is resourceful and capable in martial arts and lock picking skills, though she cannot swim. She wants to prove herself equal to her chauvinistic peers but gains some notoriety for wearing trousers.

• Édgar Ramírez as Lope de Aguirre :

A Spanish conquistador who once sought the Tree's power to save his ill daughter, only to be cursed with immortality for his cruelty towards the tree's guardians. Temporarily freed by German explorers, he sets out to take revenge on his adopted brother, Francisco, who sided against him to defend a native tribe. His body is now composed of and infested with snakes.

• Jack Whitehall as McGregor Houghton :

Lily's younger brother who works as her assistant. He confesses to Frank that Lily stood by him when his family nearly disowned him after he refused to marry, as his interest lies "elsewhere". Lily hired him and allowed him to stay with her so he could support himself. A somewhat foppish snob who adheres to proper etiquette and prefers wearing three-piece suits. He seems ill-suited to jungle life, but gradually develops into a more confident, rugged man by the end of the expedition.

• Jesse Plemons as Prince Joachim :

A deranged and ambitious German royal, who finances and leads a military expedition with mercenaries to claim the Tree of Life, both to aid Germany's war effort and achieve immortality. According to Lily, he is the youngest son of Kaiser Wilhelm II, unlike the other characters, he is based on an actual prince.

• Paul Giamatti as Nilo Nemolato :

The harbormaster at Porto Velho, where Frank moors his boat. He is also a business rival and confiscates Frank's boat engine when Frank is unable to repay him his loan. This leads Frank to wreck Nilo's prize boats in return. He owns a parrot he named "Rosita".

• Veronica Falcón as Trader Sam :

The chief of Puka Michuna tribe in 1916, a tribe which guards the Tree.

• Dani Rovira as Sancho :

A conquistador that is covered in honey and bees.

• Quim Gutiérrez as Melchor :

A conquistador who is made out of mud with frogs.

• Dan Dargan Carter as Gonzalo :

A conquistador who is made out of roots and tree branches.

• Andy Nyman as Sir James Hobbs-Cunningham:

The Royal Society's artifact handler who briefly helps Prince Joachim.

• Raphael Alejandro as Zaqueu:

Frank's young assistant.

• Simone Lockhart as Anna:

The daughter of Aguirre.

• Ben Jenkin as Proxima :

Frank's pet jaguar.

Development [ ]

Dwayne Johnson commandeering a Jungle Cruise boat at the Magic Kingdom for "research"

A Jungle Cruise movie has been in the works at Disney since at least 2006 . A previous attempt that was originally intended for a 2007 release would have featured Tom Hanks and Tim Allen in starring roles as a Skipper and a frustrated passenger going down river to search for a miraculous cure in a story described as a more comical take on Heart of Darkness . This version was still being tossed around as late as 2011 , but ended up never materializing. [7]

On August 19, 2015 , it was confirmed a new version of the project was moving forward with Dwayne Johnson set to star. [8] On April 7, 2017, Johnson announced he would also be producing. [9] On July 31 , 2017 it was confirmed that Jaume Collet-Serra will direct the film. [10] They have also been confirmed to be working off on a script written by J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay. [11]

On January 30 , 2018 , Emily Blunt was announced to sign on to the project and that Michael Green was hired to rework the script. [12] On March 26 , 2018, English comedian Jack Whitehall was cast as the scientist's brother. [13] On April 19, 2018, Édgar Ramírez and Matt Damon had signed on to the project as the film's villains. [14] In December 2018 , it was reported that actor Jack Whitehall 's character would be homosexual and would have a coming out scene in the film with Dwayne Johnson . There was some backlash over the report, with a few expressing outrage over a straight actor being cast as a "camp" gay character.

In January 2019 , it was announced that James Newton Howard had joined the production as the film score composer. Additionally, he would later collaborate with Metallica on an instrumental version of the song "Nothing Else Matters" for the film. According to the band's drummer Lars Ulrich, Metallica worked on the film after Walt Disney Pictures president Sean Bailey , felt like Jungle Cruise was "the right fit" for a collaboration between Disney and Metallica. Bailey had been "always looking for the right match where there was a way that Metallica could contribute to some Disney project". The band members recorded their parts from their individual studios, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The score was recorded in February 2020 by a 99-person orchestra, with vocals provided by 40 members from the Los Angeles Master Chorale. In order to add a "regional flavor", Howard incorporated panpipes and Brazilian percussion instruments. Frequent Metallica collaborator Greg Fidelman served as associate producer and engineer. The soundtrack album was released on July 30 , 2021 .

Release [ ]

Jungle Cruise had its world premiere at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim , California on July 24 , 2021 . It was released in the United States on July 30 , 2021, simultaneously in theaters and on Disney+ with Premier Access for US$30. Initially, it was slated for October 11 , 2019 before being moved to July 24, 2020 , and was delayed to its current date due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In May 2021, Disney announced that the film would be released simultaneously in theaters and on Disney+ with Premier Access. The filmmakers decided on this, after being given multiple options by Disney , due to the continued closure of theaters in markets like Brazil and Europe due to surges in COVID-19 cases.

Home media [ ]

Jungle Cruise had a digital release on August 31 , 2021 and it was released via 4K, Blu-ray, and DVD on November 16 . All of the home media releases include 16 minutes of 11 deleted scenes and 6 bonus featurettes.

Reception [ ]

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 62% based on 331 reviews, with an average rating of 6.00/10. The site's critics consensus reads, "Its craft isn't quite as sturdy as some of the classic adventures it's indebted to, but Jungle Cruise remains a fun, family-friendly voyage." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 50 out of 100, based on 52 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

• The film was initially slated for October 11, 2019 before being moved to July 24, 2020, and was delayed to its current date to July 30, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• It is also the fourth Disney film to be released in theaters and on Disney+ on the same day after Raya and the Last Dragon , Cruella , and Black Widow .
• This is also the first and only Disney+ Premier Access release to date to have a male protagonist.
• In addition, this is the last Disney+ Premier Access release to date, following Disney's new releasing plan that allow theaters release Disney's films executively for first 45 days starting with Free Guy .
• This is also the sixth non- Jerry Bruckheimer Disney film to be rated PG-13, after John Carter , Saving Mr. Banks , The Finest Hours , Mulan , and Cruella .

Gallery [ ]

References [ ]

• ↑ Jungle Cruise: Dwayne Johnson Disney Movie Lands Director Jaume Collet-Serra . Den of Geek (July 31, 2017). Archived from the original on August 4, 2017.
• ↑ Chitwood, Adam (August 20, 2015). Dwayne Johnson to Rock Disney's 'Jungle Cruise' Movie . Archived from the original on August 21, 2015.
• ↑ Pearson, Ben (October 19, 2018). Disney's 'Jungle Cruise' Movie Shifts From Fall 2019 to Summer 2020 . Slash Film . Archived from the original on October 20, 2018.
• ↑ McClintock, Pamela (April 3, 2020). 'Black Widow,' 'Mulan' Land New 2020 Release Dates, 'Jungle Cruise' Delayed a Year . The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on April 4, 2020.
• ↑ https://movies.disney.com/jungle-cruise
• ↑ What Dwayne Johnson's Jungle Cruise movie is Going to be About - Cinema Blend
• ↑ https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Tim-Allen-Tom-Hanks-Star-Disney-Jungle-Cruise-23447.html
• ↑ " Dwayne Johnson to Star in 'Jungle Cruise' Movie for Disney (Exclusive) ". The Hollywood Reporter (August 19, 2015).
• ↑ Johnson's 'Jungle Cruise' Is a Go at Disney (Exclusive)
• ↑ Disney announes Jaume Collet-Serra to direct upcoming "Jungle Cruise" movie
• ↑ Jungle Cruise: Dwayne Johnson Disney Movie Lands Director Jaume Collet-Serra
• ↑ " Emily Blunt Boards Disney's 'Jungle Cruise; with Dwayne Johnson ". Collider (January 30, 2018).
• ↑ " Disney's Jungle Cruise Movie Casts Emily Blunt's Brother ". Screen Rant (March 26, 2018).
• ↑ Jungle Cruise Casts Jesse Plemons As Another Villain

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Dr. Lily Houghton enlists the aid of wisecracking skipper Frank Wolff to take her down the Amazon in his dilapidated boat. Together, they search for an ancient tree that holds the power to heal – a discovery that will change the future of medicine.

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The Rock and Emily Blunt are in for the adventure of a lifetime in Disney's Jungle Cruise

Jungle Cruise is streaming now on Disney Plus Premier Access.

The whole family is in for quite a ride when you watch Jungle Cruise online! The fantasy adventure film, which is based on the theme park attraction, is opening in theaters and streaming now via Disney Plus Premier Access . 

Jungle Cruise stars Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt as, respectively, wisecracking skipper Frank Wolff and intrepid researcher Dr. Lily Houghton. Lily travels from London to the Amazon jungle and hires Frank to take her downriver on his ramshackle boat, La Quila. She's searching for an ancient tree with healing abilities that could change the future of medicine. 

They have no idea they're about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime, complete with innumerable dangers and supernatural forces. The stakes are high, as not only are their fates hanging in the balance — but so is all of mankind's.

Here's everything you need to watch Jungle Cruise online.

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Jungle Cruise opens in U.S. theaters Friday, July 30. But what if you don't want to go to a theater?

Jungle Cruise is streaming now on Disney Plus Premier Access on Friday at 3 a.m. ET.

You'll need a Disney Plus subscription, plus pay the Premier Access fee of $29.99 on top of that.

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Disney Plus Premier Access isn't cheap but could represent big savings for families. No need to buy expensive theater tickets and concessions. And once you pay for Premier Access to Jungle Cruise, you can watch it as many times as you like.

But you can save even more — by waiting longer. If you wait three months until November 12, you'll be able to watch Jungle Cruise as part of your regular Disney Plus subscription. 

Jungle Cruise trailer

The second official Jungle Cruise trailer starts off with a bang — from Emily Blunt's fist to Dwayne Johnson's nose! It's an accident, though, while they're skirmishing with some locals. The rest of the trailer introduces Dr. Lily Houghton and her quest to find the special tree, as well as skipper Frank's warnings of the dangers lurking in the Amazon.

Jungle Cruise cast

The cast of Jungle Cruise is led by Dwayne Johnson as Captain Frank "Skipper" Wolff and Emily Blunt as Dr. Lily Houghton.

They are joined by Jack Whitehall as McGregor Houghton, Lily's younger brother and reluctant assistant; Édgar Ramírez as Aguirre, a mercenary leading a rival expedition;  Jesse Plemons as Prince Joachim, a German aristocrat who finances the rival expedition; Paul Giamatti as Nilo Nemolato, a harbormaster; and Veronica Falcón as Trader Sam.

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Jungle Cruise

• ScreenCrush Matt Singer When the world of a movie seems so palpably fake, it's hard for the people or the stakes to feel real.
• Associated Press Lindsey Bahr It is a fine adventure with two genuine movie stars that may very well become a rewatchable staple like the films it references. But on first watch, it mostly comes across as an earnest and safe homage.
• MovieFreak.com Sara Michelle Fetters I didn't have any fun, and there's really not anything more to say.
• Chicago Sun-Times Richard Roeper Despite an overload of subplots, CGI and bad jokes, Disney's Emily Blunt-Dwayne Johnson adventure movie seldom satisfies.
• New York Post Johnny Oleksinski To bulk up the thin material, the film steals from countless other, better adventure movies to create an altogether less satisfying combo plate that costs $30 to rent on Disney+.
• Rolling Stone David Fear It's something closer to an amusement-park attraction named Generic Blockbuster Cruise, where you slowly glide past a bunch of prefab set-ups and the whole thing moves inexorably forward on a track, while a skipper cracks the same corny jokes.
• Boston Globe Mark Feeney [Blunt is] so much better than anything else in the movie that she makes it not only tolerable but sometimes surprisingly enjoyable.
• AV Club Jesse Hassenger The general sexlessness of the Disney machine can make even the most chaste underwater exchanges of oxygen look downright heated. Just imagine if any of the sorta-flirtatious patter had the zing of a screwball pairing!
• The Atlantic David Sims Though Jungle Cruise has moments of trashy fun (such as Plemons's goofy performance), this particular film overall is smoothed out in service of broad Disney accessibility.
• io9.com Valerie Complex Emily Blunt and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson drip with charismatic energy throughout the two hour runtime.
• FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) Amy Nicholson I'm impressed that it wasn't dumb. It's just energetic; I think Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and Emily Blunt have an okay chemistry... But Blunt here is great.
• The Ringer Adam Nayman Jaume Collet-Serra does his best to inject some weird electricity into Jungle Cruise, but even a B-movie virtuoso like him can get swallowed up in Disney's waters...
• New York Magazine/Vulture Bilge Ebiri The picture might have amounted to something had it been able to deliver on the one essential element any kind of adventure (even one made primarily for kids) needs: a real sense of danger.
• Fox 10 Phoenix Allison Shoemaker ... This movie manages about what's expected of a film version of a goofy amusement park boat ride: It's a pleasant distraction, and is just as likely to float in through one ear and then sail right on out through the other.
• ABC News Peter Travers The Rock and Emily Blunt knock themselves out to entertain in this dopey, derivative, theme-park ride of a movie. But, hey, the kids will love it and like the Metallica thrasher that bizarrely shows up on the soundtrack, "nothing else matters."
• Wall Street Journal John Anderson Ms. Blunt seems to be having fun playing a distaff version of Indiana Jones. Mr. Johnson is always the same, but being able to be yourself is exactly what separates mere movie actors from movie stars.
• Austin Chronicle Kimberley Jones Dwayne Johnson may not be the world's most nuanced actor, but he's a marvelous showman. His and co-star Emily Blunt's combined "it" factor transcends the sillier stretches of this somewhat forgettable but still chuckling good-times ride.
• The Jewish Chronicle Linda Marric An enjoyably chaotic romp which feels both fresh and yet familiar.
• Slate Karen Han While it might not return with previously unseen treasures, what it does rummage up pairs perfectly with a large bucket of popcorn and a slushy drink.
• National Catholic Register Steven D. Greydanus Plays like fan fiction for, like, all the Pirates of the Caribbean movies combined...If you're tempted to go easy on the slipshod plot, just recall what a well-oiled machine the original Pirates is.

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Jungle cruise expedition mode, featurettes, it’s a jungle out there: making jungle cruise, dwayne and emily: undoubtedly funny, creating the amazon, once a skip, always a skip, deleted scenes, macgregor drives the boat, macgregor water skis, joachim and nilo on the dock, frank talks to proxima & lily's nightmares, sub gets stuck, proxima surprises macgregor, frank gets the cold shoulder, trader sam and lily walk in the jungle, macgregor and trader sam say goodbye, frank makes tea for lily, the backside of water, rotten tomatoes® score.

At best, Jungle Cruise is mildly entertaining, with traces of a better film peppered throughout. At worst, it reminds you that Pirates of the Caribbean did all this way better twenty years ago, and nothing seems to have progressed since.

I think we would all agree to hop in a boat with these two as they take us on an adventure.

The SUMMER ADVENTURE you all need to go on! With vibes from Raiders of the Lost Ark to Pirates of the Caribbean! this movie will bring a smile to your face the entire cruise.

Sometimes movies should exist to be entertainment, purely and simply. Jungle Cruise should have been that, and it’s a shame there was not enough charisma to keep it afloat.

Jungle Cruise is exactly what it makes itself out to be: a big-name summer blockbuster...

A family adventure through familiar, albeit shallow, waters.

Any minor quibbles are outshone by the star power wattage generated by Johnson and Blunt. If Johnson is still the Most Electrifying Man In Entertainment, then Emily Blunt is a superconductor.

Book your trip on Jungle Cruise now. It’s a first-class ticket.

JUNGLE CRUISE (the movie) was based on "Jungle Cruise", a Disneyland ride, so I wasn't expecting much, and was definitely pleasantly surprised. All in all, this is a fun movie.

The script (from the trio of Michael Green, Glenn Ficarra and John Requa) is silly and light-hearted, reminiscent of the late-1960’s pulp you would find at a Saturday afternoon matinee.

Additional Info

• Genre : Family, Comedy, Action, Fantasy
• Release Date : July 30, 2021
• Languages : English, Spanish
• Captions : English, Spanish
• Audio Format : 5.1

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