Another modern revisitation of the "found footage" horror movie, Welcome to the Jungle uses the infamous 1961 disappearance of Michael Rockefeller as a plot backdrop.
Hoping to record an interview and make millions with it, four friends set off into the cannibal occupied Papua New Guinean jungle to track down the mysterious heir and uncover his story. Initially a fun experience for all, patiences gradually wear thin as tensions begin to rise between the four.
Welcome to the Jungle brings us an interesting premise, its feet set firmly in the real world. Depressing is the extent to which this concept is ruined, however, by the sheer awfulness of this film. The promising plot and inclusion of cannibalism have us expecting an entertaining ninety minutes, everything right with the movie before we set out. Things don't necessarily go downhill for some time either, the opening introductions to the characters effective, if not entirely endearing. Eventually, they become quite irritating and unbearable, in particular Mikey's stupid leaping and shouting. They are inherently unintelligent, their decision to voyage into cannibal infested territory reached without apparent thought of danger whatsoever. Their interactions, though largely realistic, feature far too many explanations of plot to be entirely believable. The eventual disintegration they undergo is repetitive and boring, their arguments repeated time and again. The plot itself is nowhere to be seen. They sit around a beach, go off to a jungle, and argue. This is a film in which nothing happens. At all. Sure, the ending half hour involves some sort of developments, but there's no action to it. This could be okay, action not at all necessary, but there's no suspense either. Nothing to make you nervous, frightened, or at all involved. By the end, it's clear that the film serves absolutely no purpose, the plight of the characters not even earning sympathy. There is no message at its heart; no substance to its characters; no proficiency to its direction; no justification for its existence.
With unlikeable and uninteresting characters, Welcome to the Jungle offers absolutely nothing for its audience. Devoid of narrative and pointless, it is boring, tedious, and terrible. In the end, all it is is the type of film that brings you slightly closer to death, wasting your little time.
Hoping to record an interview and make millions with it, four friends set off into the cannibal occupied Papua New Guinean jungle to track down the mysterious heir and uncover his story. Initially a fun experience for all, patiences gradually wear thin as tensions begin to rise between the four.
Welcome to the Jungle brings us an interesting premise, its feet set firmly in the real world. Depressing is the extent to which this concept is ruined, however, by the sheer awfulness of this film. The promising plot and inclusion of cannibalism have us expecting an entertaining ninety minutes, everything right with the movie before we set out. Things don't necessarily go downhill for some time either, the opening introductions to the characters effective, if not entirely endearing. Eventually, they become quite irritating and unbearable, in particular Mikey's stupid leaping and shouting. They are inherently unintelligent, their decision to voyage into cannibal infested territory reached without apparent thought of danger whatsoever. Their interactions, though largely realistic, feature far too many explanations of plot to be entirely believable. The eventual disintegration they undergo is repetitive and boring, their arguments repeated time and again. The plot itself is nowhere to be seen. They sit around a beach, go off to a jungle, and argue. This is a film in which nothing happens. At all. Sure, the ending half hour involves some sort of developments, but there's no action to it. This could be okay, action not at all necessary, but there's no suspense either. Nothing to make you nervous, frightened, or at all involved. By the end, it's clear that the film serves absolutely no purpose, the plight of the characters not even earning sympathy. There is no message at its heart; no substance to its characters; no proficiency to its direction; no justification for its existence.
With unlikeable and uninteresting characters, Welcome to the Jungle offers absolutely nothing for its audience. Devoid of narrative and pointless, it is boring, tedious, and terrible. In the end, all it is is the type of film that brings you slightly closer to death, wasting your little time.