The Jungle Book

"Jon Favreau's beautiful CGI update of Disney's animated classic keeps the songs and the fun, and adds real emotional weight (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of four)" 

"Exceptionally beautiful to behold and bolstered by a stellar vocal cast, this umpteenth film rendition of Rudyard Kipling's tales (...) proves entirely engaging, even if it's ultimately lacking in subtext and thematic heft" 

"Every drop of rain, every cracking tree branch, every swaying tree and (most impressively) every jungle creature in the film looks amazingly real (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of four)" 

"Favreau brings a welcome lightness of touch to this visually immersive adventure story (...) can’t rival the woolly looseness of Disney’s 1967 animated classic, of course, but it succeeds on its own so well that such comparisons are barely necessary" 

"A terrifically enjoyable piece of old-fashioned storytelling and a beautiful-looking film (...) It handsomely revives the spirit of Disney’s original film (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)" 

"[A] faithful but fun movie [that should] still appeal to families." 

"'The Jungle Book' is lightly diverting, it is also disappointing, partly because it feels like a pumped-up version of Disney's 1967 animated film, with more action and less sweetness"