‘Jungle Cruise’ Is Fun but Has Questionable Representation
'Jungle Cruise' is fun if you can ignore the racism of the ride it’s based on and the film’s bland, stereotypical characters.
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With the help of a magic ring, young singer Tai cheats her way through an audition, avoids conflict at work with her boss and meddles in her boss's sign language lesson. But, after a night out, Tai loses the ring. After failing an audition for the first time in her life due to the loss of her voice, Tai seeks help from a sign language teacher and learns the meaning of communication.Roshan Adve
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With the help of a magic ring, young singer Tai cheats her way through an audition, avoids conflict at work with her boss and meddles in her boss's sign language lesson. But, after a night out, Tai loses the ring. After failing an audition for the first time in her life due to the loss of her voice, Tai seeks help from a sign language teacher and learns the meaning of communication.Roshan Adve
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Genre:Science Fiction, Family
Written By:Roshan Adve
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