The Legend of Tarzan

The Legend of Tarzan

Dir: David Yates

Cast: Alexander Skarsgard, Margot Robbie, Christoph Waltz, Samuel Jackson,
Dijmon Hounsou

       In the hundreds years since Tarzan was written, there have been many portrayals of

    the iconic character. From Johnny Weissmuller to Christopher Lambert and even to 

    a Disney animated film, the character of Tarzan has enjoyed enormous popularity.

    Adapted from the novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Legend of Tarzan stars
    Swedish actor Alex Skarsgard in the title role. 

      The movie opens with a bunch of jungle natives getting slaughtered by Leon 

   Rom's (Waltz) soldiers. He acts an emissary for Belgium's King Leopold whose
   country is on the brink of bankruptcy. Leon is sent to Congo where the tribal 
   chief (Hounsou) wants Tarzan in exchange for the valuable diamonds of Opar.
   Since being raised in the jungle, Tarzan left his homeland and settled down in
   England now known as John Clayton.

      Tarzan and his bestie G.W. Williams (Jackson) along with his animal friends 
   help protect his jungle from the evil Leon. Oh yeah, Tarzan is married to Jane too.
   Playing her is the beautiful Robbie who sets out to prove she's no damsel in distress.

    Good: The cinematography was impressive along with Waltz's portrayal of the 
  villain only like he can. Margot Robbie was easy on the eyes. The action scenes
  were epic on such a grand scale.

   Bad: The dependency on CGI and slow motion fight scenes tried covering up the

  lack of a good, coherent story. Robbie and Skarsgard shared absolutely zero 

  chemistry whatsoever. 

   Overall: The trailers for this film made it look exciting but it turned out to be 

  just average. If you want to shut off your brain for a couple hours, this one should
  be right up your alley.

Final Grade: C (7/10)