Engaging cast makes for an enjoyable adventure

A generation on and the stereotypical youths of this tale are now stuck inside a video game that comes to life.

But wait, there’s more. All the teens have now been bodyswapped into adult avatars.

Which means a nerdy teenage guy will now have the brawny bravado of a Dwayne Johnson and a he-man highschool quarterback will now have the scaredy-cat motormouth of a Kevin Hart.

A mousy teenage girl will now have the babelicious bra- vado of a Karen Gillan.

Oh, and in the movie’s best jokey twist, a foxy teenage girl will now have the flabby frame of a Jack Black.

No doubt, this is empty-calorie escapist fun for the most part, even it sometimes overcooks what remains a simple recipe to entertain.

What does work very well is the video game aspect of Welcome to the Jungle, which sticks closely to the multi-level, problem-solving ethos of the original Jumanji.