Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)
Directed by: Jake Kasdan
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Danny DeVito, Awkwafina, Alex Wolff, Colin Hanks, Rory McCann
Rated: PG-13 for Adventure Action, Suggestive Content and Some Language
Running Time: 2 h 3 m
TMM Score: 2.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Some Humor, Production Design
WEAKNESSES: Worn Out Jokes, Pacing
Once again, people are sucked into the world of Jumanji, and they must fight to escape.
Read More
The Cable Guy (1996)
Directed by: Ben Stiller
Starring: Jim Carrey, Matthew Broderick, Leslie Mann, Jack Black, Eric Roberts, David Cross, Owen Wilson, Andy Dick, Ben Stiller
Rated: PG-13 for Dark Thematic Elements and Crude Humor
Running Time: 1 h 36 m
TMM Score: 2.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Unique Story, Some Humor
WEAKNESSES: Some Humor
A lonely cable guy desperately seeks a new friend.
Read More
King Kong (2005)
Directed by: Peter Jackson
Starring: Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Colin Hanks, Andy Serkis, Jamie Bell, Kyle Chandler
Rated: PG-13 for Frightening Adventure Violence and Some Disturbing Images
Running Time: 3 h 7 m
TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Ambition, Direction, Production Design, Most Visual Effects, Character, Story, Doesn’t Take Itself Seriously
WEAKNESSES: Some Dated Visual Effects, Length, Somewhat Episodic
A movie director convinces his cast and crew to travel to a mysterious island where he plans to shoot his next film. The inhabitants of the island complicate the shoot.
Read More
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
DIRECTED BY: JAKE KASDAN
STARRING: DWAYNE JOHNSON, KAREN GILLIAN, KEVIN HART, JACK BLACK
RATED: PG-13 FOR ADVENTURE ACTION, SUGGESTIVE CONTENT AND SOME LANGUAGE
Running Time: 1 Hour 59 Min
TMM: 3/5
STRENGTHS: HUMOR, CHEMISTRY BETWEEN ACTORS, PACING
WEAKNESSES: THEMES, SEXISM, ORIGINALITY, FINDING A TARGET AUDIENCE
Four high school kids in detention are drawn into a videogame and become the avatars in this humorous jungle-based adventure.
Read More