Universal Pictures
Directed by Matthew O'Callaghan
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(Netflix)
A guide at a bankrupt museum goes to the jungle in search of an idol he hopes will save it. Instead, he finds a three-inch tall idol and a mischievous monkey, who stows away on the boat back home. He has to deal with the expectations of a huge monument which the owner has advertised, and gets kicked out of his apartment because of the monkey. Despite all this, the two develop a friendship and he discovers that the real monument is indeed huge and they go back to Africa to get it. Drew Barrymore overplays her role as the romantic interest, but Dick Van Dyke is good as the crotchety old museum owner. The main problem, though, is George, who has little personality. The traditional animation does a good job at capturing the feel of the original books. Soothing soundtrack by Jack Johnson.
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