Visually one of the most outstanding films you will ever see. I believe almost everything except Mowgli himself is computer generated. The technology behind photo-realistic animals and nature has come very very far since the days of Aslan and Avatar - and that wasn't all that long ago.
I'm not overly familiar with the original story, so I couldn't tell you how true it stays to the source. Basically, Mowgli is a boy (man-cub) raised by Wolves. He comes under the threat of Shere Khan, the great Tiger in the jungle. He decides to leave the jungle to protect his Wolf family - and so begins his journey of survival. Along the way, he meets characters (animals) that will either be his friend or foe.
As you would have guessed, the only human in this film is Mowgli. He is played very well by young Neel Sethi. Most of the animals speak, and it is quite fun hearing the voices of popular actors playing some of the animals of the jungle. I won't say who they are, as it is cool to guess if you don't know already.
The film itself is fun, exciting, adventure-filled and as mentioned before, just amazing to look at. The tone itself can be quite dark and occasionally tense, but there is plenty of playfulness and cute animals to balance it out.
4/5
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