Buena Vista Pictures | Release Date: December 25, 1994 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 23 Critic Reviews
Positive:
17
Mixed:
5
Negative:
1
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An efficient, good-looking production that amounts to the kind of safari with which Disney's customers will feel comfortable. [23 Dec 1994, p.53]
75
Simplistic and corny, this adaptation by director (and co-writer) Stephen Sommers nonetheless delivers the goods: exciting animal stunts, breathtaking subtropical scenery (India and a jungle-ized Tennessee and South Carolina) and a likable if not exactly three-dimensional cast of characters. [23 Dec 1994, p.03]
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Elizabeth Renzetti
Adventure, romance and fabulous travel opportunities, all for a few bucks. [23 Dec 1994]
75
The Jungle Book has been shaped into solid, not-quite-golden but effusive family-style entertainment with exotic settings, amusing animal characterizations, hair-raising adventures and a saccharine romantic theme that is played big but finally is the film's least interesting facet. [23 Dec 1994, p.D1]
75
St. Louis Post-DispatchStaff (Not Credited)
The Jungle Book is, in a sense, a movie for children, but it is one that adults should love as well. [23 Dec 1994, p.3F]
75
The Jungle Book is rich with stunning sights and impossibly lush features. [23 Dec 1994, p.16]
63
The Jungle Book won't replace memories of Disney's earlier version, but it's the perfect choice for action-hungry kids who won't sit still through Little Women. [23 Dec 1994, p.G3]