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Movie review: &#039;Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle&#039; tangles dark and dull despite stunning visuals - Daily Bruin

Movie review: &#8216;Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle&#8217; tangles dark and dull despite stunning visuals

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Immersed in the mighty jungle of Andy Serkis’ new film, no one will sleep tonight. Completely swerving Disney’s playful approach, Netflix brought audiences a darker adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s “The Jungle Book,” merging live action and animation to vividly bring the animal kingdom to life.

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Movie review: ‘Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle’ tangles dark and dull despite stunning visuals

By Polina Cherezova

Dec. 8, 2018 5:07 p.m.