A remake of the old RKO movie, Ron Underwood’s 1998 re-imaging in a lush and family friendly movie that plays up the affection between Joe and Jill Young (Charlize Theron). Transported from Africa to Hollywood, Joe is disconcerted by all the noise (he takes a dislike to car alarms) and years for his sweetheart Jill, who he has enjoyed a decade in the jungle with. Theron has proved her chops as an actress elsewhere, but she’s a perfect heroine for this Disney film, looking luminously beautiful and believable as the girl that Joe will do anything for. A surprising flop, Mighty Joe Young is a charming family film, delivered with as much sensitivity as a love-struck giant gorilla can muster. Ray Harryhausen has a cameo that gives the impressive effects a stamp of approval.
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Mighty Joe Young 1998 ***
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