![]() Those info cards that pop up at regular intervals in the Jumanji films might as well accompany these actors on their other projects as well. They have defined strengths and limitations, and are presented for our entertainment with a series of escalating, albeit predictable challenges. ![]() ![]() The average movie star is not too different from a video-game avatar, when you think about it. Don’t let anyone tell you that 2017’s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle was “a surprise hit.” While the scale of its success might have been a little unexpected - apparently it is the highest-grossing domestic release in Sony Pictures history, a fact I find to be hilarious - those of us who watched that trailer before every other movie for months foresaw that the concept was a winning one: Watch a quartet of cliché high schoolers straight out of The Breakfast Club (the Nerd, the Jock, the Outcast, the Debutante) get turned into the Rock, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, and Jack Black! Now watch them battle deadly video-game creatures in a fantasy jungle! It’s a cute idea, conjoined to a group of likable actors with distinct, firmly established personae.
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