The Legend of Tarzan review

Tarzan and Jane go back to the jungle, where villainy awaits.

There’s a new Tarzan movie out with a massive budget, gigantic special effects and likely huge hopes for a franchise, and it’s quite good fun.

It all starts in an utterly dreary way though, with a wall of text describing the political situation in the Congo that feels just a syllable or two from mentioning a riveting ‘trade agreement.’ What part of the audience for this film is supposed to care about King Leopold II’s machinations?

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