the odd-couple pairing of Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson adds extra thrill to a gently enjoyable ride; This ride with Johnson and Blunt is so purely entertaining you may well want to go round again
luckily, Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson cheerfully elevate the story enough to make audiences gloss over some of the screenplay's missteps and enjoy the ride
it's a ride-turned-film that quickly becomes bland; The spark that was there in the opening section disappears and the film splutters out into something directionless and derivative and dull
fast-paced, robustly acted and entertaining from start to finish; All in all, it is an enjoyably chaotic romp which feels both fresh and yet familiar in a positive way
Dwayne Johnson may not be the world's most nuanced actor, but he's a marvelous showman. His and co-star Emily Blunt’s combined "it" factor transcends the sillier stretches of this somewhat forgettable but still chuckling good-times ride
Disney's latest ride-into-movie adaption is high-spirited fun; a fun-filled, freewheeling adventure that should please kids and tickle the nostalgia nerve in adults
despite game performances from Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson.. it's a plodding ride, and the end can't come soon enough; At Disneyland it may be smooth sailing, but on screen, "Jungle Cruise" proves a rocky ride
"Jungle Cruise," the latest movie to be inspired by a Disneyland ride that has lots of commotion and nothing going on, despite a pair of charismatic actors. It's a first-class production of an empty concept and an utterly dead script