The Jungle Book 2 (2003)
Average Rating: 4.4/10
Reviews Counted: 87
Fresh: 16 | Rotten: 71
This inferior rehash of The Jungle Book should have gone straight to video.
Average Rating: 4.3/10
Critic Reviews: 26
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 21
This inferior rehash of The Jungle Book should have gone straight to video.
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Mowgli the "man-cub" returns to the wilderness in this sequel to the Walt Disney Pictures animated favorite The Jungle Book. After leaving life in the jungle behind, Mowgli (voice of Haley Joel Osment) has been adopted, and now lives in the nearby village with his new parents and his younger brother, while becoming close friends with Shanti (voice of Mae Whitman), the girl who first lured him out of the wilds. However, adjusting to live among other humans hasn't been easy, and after Mowgli pays
Cast
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Haley Joel Osment
Mowgli -
John Goodman
Baloo -
Mae Whitman
Shanti -
Connor Funk
Ranjan -
Bob Joles
Bagheera -
Tony Jay
Shere Khan -
John Rhys-Davies
Ranjan's Father -
Jim Cummings
Col. Hathi, Kaa, Monkey -
Phil Collins
Lucky -
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John Goodman's Baloo admits, 'King Louie? He split!' Before the third defibrillation of 'Bare Necessities,' you and your kids might too.
Top CriticMore development and nuance in Karl Geurs' script would have made a big difference.
Wait for it to come out on video, it'll baby sit a four-year-old. Anybody else is gonna be bored by it.
That scratching sound you hear isn't Baloo the bear rubbing against a tree, it's Disney scraping the bottom of the sequel barrel with a follow-up that has none of the charm or creativity of the original.
Relatively innocuous but utterly unnecessary -- except from the standpoint of unbridled capitalism.
Likely to provide 72 minutes of enjoyment and a few scary thrills to tykes, as well as a pleasant diversion for parents.
...it is, in the final analysis, difficult to recall a more underwhelming series within the Mouse House's ongoing body of work.
Ok for kids, but not the most inspired sequel.
it's hard to top the original
As charmless and ugly as last year's Return to Never Land.
...nobody thought to provide the new movie with anything fresh in the way of a plot or music.
There's no reason for this story to be told -- besides, of course, parting gullible punters from a few quid.
Consumer alert: The B-teamers have struck again.
Is there any other reason Disney would throw in three reprises here of the original's hit song, 'Bare Necessities' if it were not to disguise this film's 'Unnecessary Indulgence'?
The Jungle Book 2 will definitely keep young audience members entertained for more than an hour, and parents will get a nice break, too.
Disney's The Jungle Book 2 is a flea market of cheap ploys and meaningless ideas designed to rob parents of hard-earned money...
The raw power and anything-can-happen style of the first "Jungle Book" is lost in this sequel, and those bare necessities are lacking.
Rudyard Kipling, on whose book all this is based, managed to have his name taken off the credits from beyond the grave, proving that in death he has a savvier agent than those responsible for this script.
Rent the 1967 original and leave this sequel to the wolves
This jungle has no rhythm at all.
Disney's The Jungle Book 2, contrary to belief, doesn't have all the "Bare Necessities" needed to elevate this simplistic family fare beyond its direct-to-video status...a recycled, third-rate kiddie diversion that Disney haphazardly conjured up
If the only moments worth remembering are fleeting glimpses of 1967, why bother? Because Disney wants your dollars, that's why - and your only alternative at the multiplex this season is 'Kangaroo Jack.'
Shows little weakness in its competent construction and animation. Rather, its major problem involves how generic the whole thing is.
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