Very much leaning on the original, this belated and semi-updated sequel has the fabled game adapting itself to a 1990s console game that is then unearthed by four modern-day stereotyped teenagers (i.e. geek, princess, jock, loner) in detention and sucks them into the game world just like Tron. For a run-time of nearly two hours, the actual story is surprisingly thin, relying mostly on the enjoyable banter between four established stars (Johnson, Hart, Gillan, Black - all fine here) who play the teens' oppositional-character avatars in the game world. Location scenery looks great, the messages and resolution are simple but effective, and overall this take on Jumanji is innocuous and mildly entertaining.
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