Jungle
Momentum Pictures | Release Date: October 20, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
48
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Mixed or average reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
10
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
67
The A.V. ClubAlex McLevyOct 16, 2017
The fundamental intensity of Ghinsberg’s story is hard to totally squander. When it doesn’t give in to the desire to be a more traditional crowd-pleaser, Jungle provides a graphic and unvarnished account of a genuinely incredible story. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comVikram MurthiOct 20, 2017
Jungle succeeds in communicating the young Israeli kid’s horrible situation, as well as the camaraderie between him and his new friends, but falls short when trying to visually explicate his mental state. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreOct 16, 2017
There’s not much new here, but it’s as engrossing as the better entries in this formulaic quest and that’s largely owing to [Radcliffe’s] charisma and focused self-martyrdom. Read full review
60
IGNWilliam BibbianiOct 20, 2017
Jungle eventually leads to an exciting survival story with an intense performance by Daniel Radcliffe and suspenseful scenes that might make you squirm. But it might not be worth the journey it takes to get there. Read full review
60
The TelegraphTim RobeyOct 20, 2017
Overegged is the word – there was enough conviction in Radcliffe alone to pull the story through these straits. Read full review
60
Time OutAnna SmithOct 20, 2017
More time could have been spent developing the bond between the men, but ultimately this is quite gripping: a weepie bromance. You don’t see one of those every day. Read full review
60
Village VoiceApril WolfeOct 19, 2017
While the horror director successfully distills Ghinsberg’s spare prose into a succession of terrifying images, McLean can’t seem to help straying into the tackier elements of horror. Read full review
50
We Got This CoveredRobert Yaniz Jr.Oct 20, 2017
Daniel Radcliffe does what he can to elevate the survival story at the heart of Jungle, but the film's awkward pacing and over-reliance on cliche hold him back. Read full review
50
IndieWireDavid EhrlichOct 19, 2017
Madness is difficult to convey on screen, and less is often more. McLean opts for most, sacrificing Radcliffe performance — so alert and responsive that you can feel the life draining out of his body once the Amazon takes hold — at the altar of some empty affectations. Read full review
50
VarietyGuy LodgeSep 2, 2017
Taut and rattling in setup, before losing its bearings in more ways than one as no end of jungle fever seizes Daniel Radcliffe’s agonized protagonist. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleOct 19, 2017
Despite the considerable physicality of the movie, with its impressive cinematography and Radcliffe’s believable, all-in disintegration, it’s more earthbound slog than psychological deep-dive. Read full review
40
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisOct 19, 2017
Slow to get moving and dramatically slack, Jungle cares only about Yossi, whose solo suffering and speed-enhanced hallucinations dominate the narrative. Read full review
40
EmpireJames DyerOct 17, 2017
Radcliffe menaced by a hostile bush is far more entertaining as innuendo than actual drama. What might have been Deliverance in the tropics is rather a Dan versus wilderness yarn. Read full review
25
Slant MagazineHenry StewartOct 14, 2017
Greg McLean and screenwriter Justin Monjo faithfully hit the key plot points of Yossi Ghinsberg's 1993 book Back from Tuichi but fail to sell the severity of the threats Yossi confronts. Read full review
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