Quartile rating: 5.5/10 · 1 rating
Uptight New York City executive, Michael Cromwell, pursues his soon-to-be ex-wife to South America and returns home with the son he never knew he had—a boy raised in a tribal village in Brazil. Armed with only his blowgun, the 13-year-old Mimi-Siku discovers that the world outside his jungle home is indeed a strange place.
Jungle 2 Jungle is a fairly by-the-numbers Hollywood remake of the French comedy Un indien dans la ville, offering little beyond its fish-out-of-water premise. The plot hits predictable beats with minimal surprise, the acting from Tim Allen is serviceable but formulaic, and the cinematography is functional TV-movie level at best. The concept of a jungle-raised child clashing with New York city life had already been done in the French original, making this feel derivative rather than fresh. The ending resolves exactly as expected with no emotional weight earned.