Welcome to the Jungle (2013)

Release date: 2014-02-08
Country: Puerto Rico|USA|UK
Language: English
Director: Rob Meltzer
Production Co: The Salt Company International, Pimienta, 120dB Films
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Rating: 4.9/10
Length: 1h 35min

Storyline

Eager to climb the corporate ladder, the nice guy and low-level office drone, Chris, sees his hard work go down the drain when an arrogant and conniving co-worker steals his brilliant idea and lands an important client. Under those circumstances, the tough ex-Marine and determined team-building coach, Storm Rothschild, leads the mismatched office team to a remote tropical island for a mandatory two-day character-building course. However, there, on the secluded haven, whatever can go wrong will go wrong, as ravenous ambition, unpunished rebellion, frail allegiances, and even a ferocious man-eating tiger get in the way of the stranded employees' safe return to civilisation. Does the team have what it takes to survive?

Plot Keywords

parody, eyeglasses, island, jungle, castaway, survival, smoking marijuana, stranded on an island, boss, plane, 20th century, cook, campfire, pilot, tiger, desert island, snake, friend, meeting, binoculars

Short Review

A dry and dull found footage flick. Basically two jump scares. Acting is good, and the jungle setting is cool, but nothing really happens. Similar to watching a hunting show, they walk, setup camp, embark on some night vision shenannagins, and repeat. If you liked 'The Reef' you can easily skip this one.