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24 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88Miami HeraldMiami HeraldWhat makes this sequel work is the charm of its story.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasA work of such charm and imagination it should enchant, as the old circus phrase goes, "children of all ages."
- 50Dallas ObserverAndy KleinDallas ObserverAndy KleinIt's perfectly effective, though only rarely inspired.
- 50Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneAt its core, a movie for children. There is no hidden adult story line, not much sexual innuendo and very little dry humor.
- 50Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment WeeklyThe same money-minded dreamers who found a way to ''Return to Neverland'' have hacked a path back to Baloo heaven.
- 50Boston GlobeTy BurrBoston GlobeTy BurrNote that it took six writers to come up with the script for The Jungle Book 2. Note that Rudyard Kipling isn't one of them.
- 40L.A. WeeklyPaul MalcolmL.A. WeeklyPaul MalcolmBounces through the bush in search of good will and comes up with recycled charm as it reintroduces most of the original's major characters.
- 30The A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonThe A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonEven the animation is imitative rather than inventive.
- 25The Globe and Mail (Toronto)The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Lame and disrespectful sequel.
- 10Village VoiceLaura SinagraVillage VoiceLaura SinagraThe new tunes sound like Buster Poindexter mainlining Sweet 'n Low, and at a critically song-starved moment, John Goodman's Baloo admits, "King Louie? He split!" Before the third defibrillation of "Bare Necessities," you and your kids might too.