JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE

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Join Scottish actress Karen Gillan for a jungle romp in this wild action comedy adventure.

The former Doctor Who star is never outshone by her Hollywood heavyweight co-stars, and contributes a winning mix of kick-ass and comedy moves.

A barely connected sequel to Robin Williams’ 1995 smash, the magical Jumanji board game has rebooted into a video game.

Four high school students are transported into the game world, where their avatars are played by Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black and Gillan.

Huge fun is generated from the avatars being at odds with the kids’ real-life personas.

Impressive location work is littered with CGI animals, such as hippos and crocodiles, and there are a lot of very affectionate jibes at video games, which even a non-gamer such as myself found funny.

It’s far more exciting and daftly entertaining than you could hope for, and it’s one family game this Christmas which won’t leave you feeling, er, board.