Review of Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) by Kai82 — 11 Jan 2020

The sequel is again a masterwork for playing with stereotypes, cliches and tropes of video games and movies. They added Danny deVito and Danny Clover to the mix. Both are very good actors and are a fine addition of the already great cast.

Then there is Awkwafina. While she had not as much screen time as the other delivered an awesome performance. Like in the prequel all characters are inside other characters as avatars. But now the roles are switched which is hilarious funny.

Imagine the old man Danny deVito inside Dwanye Johnson body or in Awkwafinas. I will praise again the whole team and actors for this movie. You can see the fun they had during filming and are delivering the other characters personalities close to perfection.

There is no out of character moment or misstep in this category. All jokes are working very well. We were entertained and did not stop laughing for a while. My only complaint are the first 20 minutes.

They need a bit of time for the set up to get the story started. Maybe this is not a valid critic because we want more Jumanji and not a set up. However the later parts are more than enough to balance this out.

Overall the title “The Next Level” is a fitting description for this movie. More of the same with added content and improvements. They keep the strengths and added new actors, abilities and lore.