A human child raised by wolves, must face off against a menacing tiger named Shere Khan, as well as his own origins.
Two live-action Jungle Book adaptations in as many (and a half) years. The general consensus seems to be that the Disney version is great, and this one is not. Personally, I'm not huge on either of them. But I can see strength in the argument that the other one is at least better.
Final rating: - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product.
Good watch, probably won't watch again, and can recommend if you're just looking for another version of "The Jungle Book".
I will say they definitely had the budget for a decent production value, and while Mowgli is almost the only person in the movie, I can definitely say that Rohan Chand is a great child actor, and everyone should be watching him going forward.
Someone was upset that Disney had "The Jungle Book" made as a family friendly, charming movie, and when Netflix was giving away jobs, he jumped in and said, "It's time for the Nolan treatment!" and made a grittier more nuanced than intuitive version.
This version goes much too far into the politics of the Jungle, and does some really strange re-casts of the characters. Ba...
