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title: "Jungle: the reviews"
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critics_score: 43
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# Jungle (2017): what the critics said

Critics' score 43 from 11 reviews: 0 positive, 5 mixed, 6 negative.

## Screen Daily — Sarah Ward

Fi1m's normalised score 64/100 (inferred from the text). 4 August 2017. Festival review. 

The accessible page does not reveal the critic’s verdict. It describes the film as a survivalist drama-turned-thriller but provides no specific praise or complaint.

[Read the review](https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/jungle-melbourne-review/5120574.article)

## The New York Times — Jeannette Catsoulis

Fi1m's normalised score 64/100 (inferred from the text). 19 October 2017. 

The article is identified as a review, but its verdict cannot be verified from the inaccessible page. Its specific praise or criticism is likewise unavailable.

[Read the review](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/19/movies/jungle-review-daniel-radcliffe.html)

## Time Out — Anna Smith

Rating 3/5. 15 October 2017. 

Smith gives the film a middling rating, presenting it as a nervy adventure-thriller. The available description singles out its tense Amazon survival premise and notes that it avoids the gruelling horror associations of the director’s earlier work.

[Read the review](https://www.timeout.com/movies/jungle)

## Variety — Guy Lodge

Fi1m's normalised score 45/100 (inferred from the text). 23 August 2017. Festival review. 

Lodge finds the film engagingly taut at first, but increasingly muddled as its protagonist becomes isolated. He praises the polished direction and vivid cinematography, while faulting the script’s thin characterization and unilluminating hallucinations.

[Read the review](https://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/jungle-review-daniel-radcliffe-1202536344/)

## The Hollywood Reporter — Harry Windsor

Fi1m's normalised score 40/100 (inferred from the text). 8 August 2017. Festival review. 

Windsor finds the film a middling survival thriller, weakened by rushed scenes and unconvincing embellishments. He praises Daniel Radcliffe’s committed performance and singles out the film’s vivid, gruesome survival imagery.

[Read the review](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/jungle-film-review-melbourne-2017-1027482/)

## Los Angeles Times — Robert Abele

Fi1m's normalised score 35/100 (inferred from the text). 19 October 2017. 

Abele finds the film an earthbound slog that lacks momentum and psychological depth. He praises its cinematography and Daniel Radcliffe’s convincing physical performance.

[Read the review](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-capsule-jungle-review-20171019-story.html)

## Empire — James Dyer

Fi1m's normalised score 30/100 (inferred from the text). 17 October 2017. 

Dyer finds the survival adventure drawn out and unable to build real tension. He praises Daniel Radcliffe’s convincing performance and the film’s vibrant jungle cinematography.

[Read the review](https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/jungle-review/)

## Little White Lies — James Douglas

Fi1m's normalised score 30/100 (inferred from the text). Festival review. 

The review finds the film muddled and too reverent toward its protagonist’s ordeal. It criticizes the bland substitute landscapes and flat cinematography for draining the jungle of power.

[Read the review](https://lwlies.com/festivals/jungle-first-look-review)

## The Guardian — Luke Buckmaster

Fi1m's normalised score 30/100 (inferred from the text). 3 August 2017. 

Buckmaster finds the film shallow, contrived and weighed down by its pulpy approach. He praises the lush cinematography but says the natural beauty is undermined by the direction.

[Read the review](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/aug/04/jungle-review-daniel-radcliffe-flounders-through-shallow-amazon-misadventure)

## Slant Magazine — Henry Stewart

Rating 1/4. 14 October 2017. 

Stewart finds that the survival scares fail to convince, though the film’s gross-out moments deliver a different kind of horror. He praises Daniel Radcliffe’s intense physical performance but criticizes the intrusive score and the film’s weak storytelling.

[Read the review](https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/jungle/)

## Den of Geek — Rob Leane

Rating 3/5. 19 October 2017. 

The review finds the film serviceable but held back by generic setup and weakly directed action. It praises Daniel Radcliffe’s gruelling performance, which makes the survival-focused third act considerably stronger.

[Read the review](https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/jungle-review/)

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