George of the Jungle
Buena Vista Pictures | Release Date: July 16, 1997 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
53
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
7
Negative:
3
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Hits you on the head until you laugh. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
A movie that is sort of funny some of the time and then occasionally hilarious. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
One of the most witty, entertaining family films to come out in some time. Read full review
70
VarietyLeonard Klady
Not quite inspired lunacy, the film has a game, likable quality. Read full review
70
The New York TimesLawrence Van Gelder
The kind of silly summer fun that gives family entertainment a good name. Read full review
70
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Surprisingly pleasant. Read full review
70
Washington PostRita Kempley
Brendan Fraser breathes loopy new life into the swinging '60s TV cartoon icon. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
Possesses both an edge and a sense of self-mocking that's unusual for any feature, live or animated. Read full review
60
EmpireAngie Errigo
Very amusing fun. Read full review
60
L.A. WeeklyManohla Dargis
This bit of fluff overflows with so much honest charm it barely matters that it's one in a seemingly endless succession of Tarzan retreads. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
Sporadically playful, it ends up wearing as thin as any film geared to a preteen sense of humor is bound to do. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
So silly, so garishly over-the-top, and so bracingly eager to please, that it's hard not to fall under its gleefully gooney spell. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
An amiable, highly ingratiating piece of lowbrow entertainment. Read full review
50
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
The plot is predictable, and the humor is uncreative and often crude. The heroine, however, is endearing in her quirkiness. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
John Cleese supplies the voice of George's brainy and terrifically tolerant sidekick, a very unconvincing animatronic gorilla named Ape, but even he can't raise the level of humor above the harmlessly goofy. Read full review
38
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
They are singing the jingle in the bath, in bed, in the car, ready to send you, like George, smack into a tree. Read full review
38
USA TodayMike Clark
This one's aimed at those airheads who, like George, have been swinging on a grapevine and slamming into too many trees. [16 July 1997, p. 3D]
30
The A.V. ClubStephen Thompson
This appalling desecration of Jay Ward's 1960s cartoon series suffers from countless movie-ruining flaws. Read full review
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