The Legend of Tarzan (EN) Review

Hey everybody,

It's been a while since you've heard from me but I've just been a little busy. Not with watching new movies but don't worry, I'll catch up. Because of all this I only just now got the time to tell you what I think of the Legend of Tarzan and it's been a couple of days already since I saw it. At least I had enough time to think about what I want to write for you.

If you think the Legend of Tarzan will tell you the same story as the Disney classic Tarzan (1999) you're so wrong. So understand that it isn't the same story otherwise you might leave the theater disappointed. The movie follows Tarzan eight years after he left Africa and went to live in London when he is called back to the jungle. Even I thought that it would tell the same story and I wasn't happy when I saw that it would be this dark, grim reboot. But with this different story came a different point of view and I was willing to see this new and darker Tarzan.

The Legend of Tarzan was an enjoyable movie but it never really rose above itself. The movie sometimes feels a little slow trying to tell Tarzan's backstory and establishing the lovestory between him and Jane while also try to give us the action we came for. The action was good but I actually would have wanted to see a little bit more. And although Alexander Skarsgard has an amazing body he never really convinced me as Tarzan. I can't blame him because he doesn't get much opportunity in the movie to do this, to be Tarzan. The whole character just doesn't feel like Tarzan, the king of the jungle, to me. Luckily Samuel L. Jackson is there for the comic relief and rising star Margot Robbie shows why she's so popular now. An enjoyable but not a memorable movie

MovieManouk
3/5