Overview
- Directed by Tom Gormican, the film reframes the 1997 creature feature as a self-aware, buddy-led jungle outing.
- India Today and Free Press Journal describe it as mildly entertaining while faulting uneven tone and low sustained tension.
- Free Press Journal assigns a 2.5-star rating, noting visuals that mute the serpent’s menace.
- Rotten Tomatoes posts a 49% Tomatometer from 75 reviews, the highest score among the franchise’s theatrical entries according to Koimoi.
- The movie opened in theaters on Dec. 25 with screenings in India as part of Sony’s holiday rollout.