Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

When four high-school kids discover an old video game console with a game they've never heard of–Jumanji–they are immediately drawn into the game's jungle setting, literally becoming the avatars they chose: gamer Spencer becomes a brawny adventurer (Dwayne Johnson); football jock Fridge loses (in his words) “the top two feet of his body” and becomes an Einstein (Kevin Hart); popular girl Bethany becomes a middle-aged male professor (Jack Black); and wallflower Martha becomes a badass warrior (Karen Gillan).

What they discover is that you don't just play Jumanji–you must survive it. To beat the game and return to the real world, they'll have to go on the most dangerous adventure of their lives, discover what Alan Parrish left 20 years ago, and change the way they think about themselves–or they'll be stuck in the game forever…

Critic Reviews:

• " Back and forth banter is largely amusing, even if the script insists upon containing wholesome themes. " – Mike Massie

• " The production values and special effects are top-notch and the cast is obviously having a good time, the avatars now possessed with different personalities. " – Charles Koplinski

• " Kasdan knows this is all about his stars' charisma, and keeps them bouncing off each other in pleasing ricochets. " – Chris McCoy