Welcome to the Jungle (2013)

To me, this movie is perfection.

Excellent adaptation.

There are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties. It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

and, maybe, little more. because it is one of films with Jean - Claude Van Damme for the public who ignore/hate his filmography. he is the story, the script, the pillar and the axis of a bizarre ( for no say boring or awful ) comedy who reminds the Lord of the Flies and must be a satire against corporatism and for to live yours dreams. sure, far to be convincing but to see Adam Brody and Van Damme in the same film is a gift not so bad. sure, it is easy to define it as a crap. but it is the perfect film after a hard job day. and this does it nice. almost nice. and good opportunity to remind old dreams about vacation in savage isle. so, see it ! only for the hard work of Van Damme.

I'm very curious on how this movie come to be. It's nothing more than cheesy dialogues and entirely predictable jokes, but it manages to include Jean Claude Van Damme and Daniel Haybert, who have more credential in action. Not to mention the attempt in humor is very crude, it's practically littered with profanity as well as decades old slapstick.The story follows a group of company workers who are sent to an island for teamwork drill. They hired Van Damme as the guide but he is far from special force veteran here. Not before long everything falls apart and it becomes torturous castaway flick. Characters are stereotypical, you have your overly nice guy, scruffy sidekick for comedy, pretty love interest and that one annoying boss.Everyone behaves in straightforward manner following template from 90s comedy, the other cast not only lacks any hint common sense, they are also interchangeable extras. Jokes aren't funny in the slightest, with most are attributed with vulgar or racial tone. It tries hard way too much it becomes too unnatural. Perhaps this is to showcase the stagnant work place can be and how people would like to become more than they are, but it delivers the idea in such feeble manner, crediting them such effort is an overstatement.Van Damme, maybe, wants to broaden his acting range. This character is so different from his usual stint, it could be interesting for a few scenes, but it becomes too tired too fast. In fact, the movie feels way too lengthy for such thin material. It really wastes not only audience's time but also dulls their senses.Avoid at all cost. It is worth neither your money nor time.

This is Tropic Thunder meets Lord of the Flies but its an unfunny action comedy. An office team building retreat for workers from marketing agency on a tropical island goes terribly wrong when the pilot dies and the team leader gets attacked by a tiger.One of the slimy Ad Executive with his lackeys starts behaving like Kurtz from Apocalypse Now and its up to put upon nice guy Adam Brody to bring some sanity while others run amok with the aid of hallucinogenic plants.Jean Claude Van Damme plays the rather spaced out Storm, the organiser and team leader. He gets to do some light comedy and is adequate.Brody is fine as the only member of the group who has survivalist techniques but the film is a bad parody of movies like Lord of the Flies. It has a weak script, weak characterisation and not funny.

This movie is strictly for people who enjoyed Office Space, Dumb & Dumber, Dodgeball, Ace Ventura, etc. and have the capacity to get over themselves. It's absolutely ridiculous, immature, and goofy like all of those other low brow comedies but with a way smaller budget and considerably less starpower. It's not a thinking mans movie and will never considered for an Oscar but I think anybody with common sense realizes that 5 minutes in. It's definitely not an instant classic either but people on this site are being way to hard considering what this is. All the acting is more than adequate for a screwball comedy and it has it's share of laughs and silliness. I'd recommend it for the people who just want be amused and entertained for a few hours by a little of absurdity.