Jungle Cruise
Came out; 2021
Time; 2 hour 7 minutes
Watched: Movie Theatre
Rating; PG-13 for sequences of adventure violence
IMDB Rating; 6.6/10
Caution; Spoiler Alert
Staring;
Dwayne Johnson as Frank Wolff
Emily Blunt as Lily Houghton
Edgar Ramirez as Aguirre
Jack Whitehall as MacGregor Houghton
Jesse Plemons as Prince Joachim
Paul Giamatti as Nilo Nemolato
Veronica Falcon as Trader Sam
Dani Rovira as Sancho
Storyline;
Based on Disneyland's theme park ride where a small riverboat takes a group of travelers through the jungle filled dangerous animals and reptiles but with a supernatural element
Thoughts;
We had one kid home (ususal with a house of 6) so we thought, lets go see a movie. We picked this one based on the previews and we were not disappointed at all.
Emily Blundt is great and the Rock as the jungle guide is wonderful, telling the same cheesy jokes you get on the ride!
The storyline was great and there is a twist towards the end that I didn't see coming. Super cute and I would watch this 100 times over again!
CAUTION; Major Spoiler Alert
Plot Summary;
In
the 16th century, Spanish conquistadors travel to South America in
search of the Tears of the Moon, a mythical tree whose petals can
cure any illness, heal any injury, and lift any curse. After most of
the men die in the jungle, the survivors are nursed back to health by
a local tribe using the tree petals. When they refuse to reveal the
location of the tree, the Spanish destroy the village, and as
punishment are cursed to never die and never be able to leave sight
of the river.
In 1916, Dr. Lily Houghton and her brother
MacGregor detail Lily's research on the Tears of the Moon to an
association of English explorers, explaining that the petals could
revitalize medicine and aid in the war effort. The Houghton's request
access to an arrowhead recovered by Dr. Albert Falls that Lily
believes is key to locating the tree. When the association denies
their request, believing the tree to be a myth and a female scientist
unqualified to join their ranks, Lily steals the arrowhead instead.
She narrowly avoids Prince Joachim, a German aristocrat who also
wants the arrowhead and the tree.
In South America, Frank
Wolff takes tourists on jungle river cruises, which he embellishes
with fake dangers and corny jokes. When his boat engine is
repossessed by businessman Nilo, he attempts to steal it back. Caught
in the act by Lily, Frank pretends to be Nilo and arrogantly tells
her that the Tears of the Moon is a myth and that she will not be
able to handle the dangers of the jungle, but changes his tone when
he notices that Lily is in possession of the arrowhead. Frank's
deception is revealed with the real Nilo shows up, but Lily hires
Frank anyway after he underbids Nilo and bravely fights off a wild
jaguar attack.
Frank, Lily, and MacGregor depart on Frank's
boat but are almost intercepted by Nilo attempting to get his engine
back, mercenaries hired by Joachim to retrieve the arrowhead from
Lily, and Joachim himself attacking in a German submarine. After they
make their mistake, it is revealed that the attacking jaguar was
actually Frank's pet Proxima, and Lily wonders if Frank can be
trusted.
Joachim locates the cursed conquistadors, whose
bodies have turned to stone due to them traveling too far from the
river, and have been infested over time by tree roots, snakes, and
insects. Joachim frees them by diverting the river, and offers to
help them break the curse if they help him to retrieve the
arrowhead.
As Frank, Lily and MacGregor continue down the
river they become closer. MacGregor reveals to Frank that he was
nearly disowned by his family due to his homosexuality, but Lily
stood by him. Breaking into Frank's cabin, Lily finds photos and
drawings of new inventions such as the automobile, but also discovers
drawings of the arrowhead and research on the Tears of the Moon. Lily
accuses Frank of wanting the tree for himself, but he explains he
gave up searching for it a long time ago and believed it couldn't be
found. They are attacked by a tribe of "cannibals" who
demand the arrowhead, but this is revealed to be another deception by
Frank working with a friendly tribe. Frank apologizes and says he was
unable to call off the plan, but Lily rebuffs him. Trader Sam, the
tribe's female leader, translates the writing on the arrowhead,
revealing the location of the tree, and that it only blooms under a
blood moon. The conquistadors attack and manage to take the
arrowhead; Frank recovers it and gives it to Lily but is stabbed
through the chest with a sword and falls to his death. Lily runs away
from the river so that the Spaniards cannot follow her.
The
next morning, Lily discovers that Frank has miraculously survived. He
reveals that his real name is Francisco, and he is actually one of
the cursed conquistadors, unable to die or leave the river. The
expedition to find the tree was originally a noble one to save the
leader's sick daughter, but when the natives were attacked by the
Spaniards, Frank switched sides to help the villagers. After years of
fighting, Frank trapped the others in a cave away from the river. He
then spent time searching for the tree to lift his own curse, but had
been unable to find it without the arrowhead.
An injured
MacGregor stays behind with Trader Sam while Lily and Frank make the
final journey to the tree. MacGregor is captured by Joachim and
forced to reveal the location of the tree. Frank, Lily, the Germans,
and the Spaniards all converge on the tree, which begins to bloom
under the blood moon. The moon passes quickly as they fight, and Lily
is only able to recover one petal. MacGregor kills Joachim, and Frank
crashes his boat to block the river, turning himself and the other
Spaniards into stone. Lily uses the petal to revive Frank and break
the curse, only afterwords discovering that due to a shift in the
moonlight there is one petal left for Lily's research.
Back in
London, the society has offered full membership to Lily, which she
rejects. She shows Frank London and gives him his first driving
lesson in her automobile as well as delivering a corny jock herself
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