In the latest retelling of the classic story of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan (Alexander Skarsgard) married Jane (Margot Robbie in a subdued yet luminous performance) went back to England, was able to claim his stake as John Clayton III aka Lord Greystroke. He is asked by an American journalist George Washington Williams (Samuel L. Jackson) to go back to the jungle where he grew up and help him investigate the illegal activities of King Leopold of Belgium that encompasses the Congo Basin.
A trap set up by a mercenary (Christoph Waltz who have some bad intentions to help the King of Belgium) that would deliver Tarzan to Chef Mbonga (Djimon Hounson) who seeks revenge for a killing of a loved one in the past sets up a spectacular showdown between the ruthless colonizers and the locals both men and beasts.
David Yates who directed some of the Harry Potter, most notably the Deathly Hallows Parts 1 and 2 still has some of the magic touch left in bringing a beautiful jungle in the film. I saw the film in the latest 4DX format and it's well worth your time and hard earned money. The film feels a bit sluggish at times and a big factor includes Skarsgard monotonous performance, his abs though is like the only shining moment when he's in the big screen.
It's too bad that Tarzan was the least interesting part of his own movie.
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I have to agree with you on that Zach.
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