The movie is about the life of Tarzan. Tarzan was a small orphan who was raised by an ape named Kala since he was a child. He believed that this was his family, but on an expedition Jane Porter is rescued by Tarzan.

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I love Tarzan. I grew up on tales of the Lord of the Apes, both the original novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs and the DC comics of the era by Joe Kubert. My adolescence was filled with pulp heroes like Tarzan and John Carter, Conan and Doc Savage. I've said before that Burroughs was responsible in large part for sparking my imagination and setting me on the path to becoming a writer.

I've been fortunate enough fulfill a childhood dream of visiting Barsoom and writing John Carter's adventures thanks to my run on Dynamite's 'John Carter: Warlord of Mars' series. I wrote the first-ever meeting between Batman and Tarzan in a DC-Dark Horse crossover. I'm writing weekly Sunday-style strips of 'The Mucker' and 'Korak the Killer' on the Edgar Rice Burroughs website, with art by Rick Leonardi, Lee Moder and Neeraj Menon.

This weekend, I'll absolutely be seeing 'The Legend of Tarzan,' the jungle lord's latest cinematic installment, starring Alexander Skarsgard, Margot Robbie, Samuel L. Jackson and Christoph Waltz. Along with Superman, Batman and Sherlock Holmes, Tarzan is among the most recognizable characters in the world, an icon thanks to being the first cross-media sensation. Tarzan made the leap from novels to radio, television, stage, comics, and of course film.

The familiar film Tarzan has often been a monosyllabic brute, a far cry from the erudite version Burroughs envisioned in his novels (which informs Skarsgard's portrayal). Nearly 60 official Tarzan films have been produced, with more than 20 actors taking on the role. Not all the films have been great; some have been notable only for being terrible. And certainly the cinematic Tarzan has a less fantastical tone than many of the novels, which boasted hidden cities, lost Roman legions, and a trips to lands populated by dinosaurs. But in nearly a century of Tarzan films, there's plenty of good stuff. Here's my Top 10.

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10 'Tarzan the Ape Man' (1981)

No, it's not a good move. And Miles O'Keeffe as Tarzan is miles away from being a good actor. But I freely admit I'm remembering this through the rosy glasses of adolescent nostalgia, rather than impartial adulthood. When I was a kid, Bo Derek was a phenomenon for her 15 minutes, and a Tarzan movie that depicted her in less-than-modest attire seemed like a great idea to my raging hormones. It's really a Jane movie much more than a Tarzan film, and it does have some beautiful photography; no surprise, considering director John Derek (Bo's husband, of course) was an accomplished photographer. And hey, Richard Harris is in it. That's gotta be worth something, right?

9 'Tarzan Finds A Son!' (1939)

To me, Tarzan's son is Korak, a powerful hero in his own right in the Burroughs novels (as well as a number of comic series and... ahem... my Sunday strip). But film audiences are familiar with Boy, an orphan found by Tarzan (Johnny Weissmuller) and Jane (Maureen O'Sullivan) in a plane crash. Played by Johnny Sheffield, the character's introduction via adoption was thought to be a nod to morality crusaders, because Tarzan and Jane weren't married, and therefore shouldn't have a child out of wedlock. Jane was originally due to perish in the film, because O'Sullivan was tired of the role, but her demise tested so badly with audiences, Jane survived.

8 'Tarzan's Magic Fountain' (1949)

I'm forever fascinated by the portrayals of fictional icons like Batman, Superman, Sherlock Holmes and James Bond through ensuing eras and actors. This is the first appearance by Lex Barker as Tarzan, stepping in after Weissmuller left the part, and doing a credible job of making the role his own. The plot is pretty standard stuff about a lost aviatrix and a purported fountain of youth. Interesting bit of trivia: if you look closely, you can see the original film Tarzan, Elmo Lincoln, from the 1918 silent version, as a fisherman repairing his nets.

7 'Tarzan the Magnificent' (1960)

There's a Tarzan novel by Burroughs titled 'Tarzan the Magnificent,' but this story isn't that story. Gordon Scott stars as Tarzan, his sixth and final time in the role. Scott's initial films called for his Tarzan to follow the Weissmuller monosyllabic take, but he would later play Tarzan much closer to the original intellectual model. The plot here is another journey-through-the-jungle vehicle, with Tarzan trying to deliver a murderer to the authorities, while the prisoner's vengeful family tries to stop him. One of the villains is played by Jock Mahoney, who would take over the role of Tarzan in the next film in the series. Mahoney was a Tarzan lifer, also appeared in the Ron Ely-starring 'Tarzan' television series in the 1960s, and serving as stunt coordinator for 'Tarzan the Ape Man' with Bo Derek.

6 'Tarzan of the Apes' (1918)

The first film appearance of Tarzan, just six years after his initial publication. Fairly faithful to the source material and filmed in Louisiana, the silent film stars burly Elmo Lincoln as Tarzan and Enid Markey as Jane in what amounts to an origin story. A long-standing rumor claims that Lincoln actually killed a lion onscreen for the film, the lion looking quite old and possibly drugged. The rumor has never been verified. Lincoln and Markey starred in a sequel, 'The Romance of Tarzan,' but that film, like a number of other Tarzan films from the silent era, is lost to time.

5 'Tarzan the Ape Man' (1932)

Introduces former Olympic swimmer Johnny Weissmuller in the role that would make him a film icon. No, this is not Tarzan exactly as Burroughs envisioned him, but it's the version that captured the popular imagination for decades. Weissmuller was a man of few words and much action, and audiences loved him. He portrayed Tarzan in a dozen films, six of them with Maureen O'Sullivan as Jane. This marked the first appearance of the 'Tarzan yell,' as well as the first appearance of the chimp Cheeta, who was strictly a film invention rather than being drawn from the novels. Tarzan's companion monkey in the original novels is named Nkima.

4 'Tarzan's Greatest Adventure' (1959)

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Shot on location in Africa, this is Gordon Scott's best turn as Lord of the Apes, his portrayal more in keeping with the Burroughs canon. Tarzan follows a plundering, murderous band of thieves upriver, picking them off individually and setting up a final confrontation with their leader, played by Anthony Quayle, in a diamond mine. One of the scoundrels is a pre-Bond Sean Connery. There's no Jane to be found here, and Tarzan gets romantic with a woman who gets drawn into the adventure.

3 'Tarzan' (1999)

The combination of Disney's classic animation and the pulp storytelling of Burroughs is such a natural fit, it's surprising it didn't happen sooner. This was the first movie we took our son to see in the theater, and he was so terrified by the initial 30 minutes that he eventually fled the theater with me chasing him. I had to go back and see it again to take it all in, and I loved it. The film contains my favorite sequence in any Tarzan film, his battle with Sabor the leopard, which looks as if it could've stepped off of one of the Neal Adams covers for the Ballantine Tarzan paperbacks.

2 'Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes' (1984)

The idea of a serious Tarzan movie was met with skepticism, but 'Greystoke' largely pulled it off. Christopher Lambert isn't the prototypical, muscular Tarzan, but his lean, lithe build helped bring a veneer of realism to the usually more fable-like Tarzan tradition. For me, though, the real star is makeup maestro Rick Baker, who brought the Great Apes to life as never before. The film works best when the apes are on screen. Of note: screenwriter Robert Towne, of 'Chinatown' fame, was supposed to write and direct the film, but he was fired from the director's chair, and replaced by Hugh Hudson. Towne eventually became so disenchanted with production that he credited the screenplay to his dog, P.H. Vazak. The dog was then nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

1 'Tarzan and His Mate' (1934)

Elected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress, the best of the Weissmuller-O'Sullivan films is notorious for its action and sensuality. 'Tarzan and His Mate' features a bevy of wild animals, including a battle between elephants and lions, Tarzan riding a rhino, and the first appearance of the classic Tarzan-vs.-alligator trope. But even more infamous is O'Sullivan's revealing bikini outfit, scandalous for the time. Jane also sleeps in the nude, and swims in the nude with Tarzan. The 'water ballet' sequence is believed to have initially released three different versions for different areas of the country: one with a nude Jade, one topless, and one in her loincloth and halter top. Eventually, the more risque versions were pulled from distribution. They were thought lost, until discovered in film vaults and restored in 1986. Kreegah!

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The Legend of Tarzan is a 2016 adventure film based on the fictional character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Directed by David Yates, with a screenplay by Adam Cozad and Craig Brewer,^[4] the film stars Alexander Skarsgård as the title character, with Samuel L. Jackson, Margot Robbie, Djimon Hounsou, Jim Broadbent, and Christoph Waltz in supporting roles. Principal photography began on June 21, 2014, at Warner Bros. Leavesden Studios in the United Kingdom and wrapped four months later on October 3.

The film premiered at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on June 29, 2016, and was theatrically released in the United States on July 1, 2016, in 2D, 3D, IMAX and IMAX 3D.^[5] The film grossed over $356 million against a budget of $180 million and received mixed reviews from critics.

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Plot[edit]

As a result of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885, the Congo Basin is claimed by King Leopold II of the Belgians, who rules the Congo Free State in personal union with the Kingdom of Belgium. The country is on the verge of bankruptcy, Leopold having borrowed huge sums of money to finance the construction of railways and other infrastructure projects. He sends his envoy Léon Rom (Christoph Waltz) to secure the fabled diamonds of Opar. Rom's expedition is ambushed and massacred. A tribal leader, Chief Mbonga (Djimon Hounsou), offers Rom the diamonds in exchange for an old enemy: Tarzan.

The man once called 'Tarzan', John Clayton III (Alexander Skarsgård), has left Africa behind and settled down in London with his American-born wife, Jane Porter (Margot Robbie). He took up his birth name and ancestral family residence as Lord Greystoke. In the eight years since returning from Africa, John's story as Tarzan has become legendary among the Victorian public, although John wants to leave that past behind. Through the British Prime Minister (Jim Broadbent), John is invited by King Leopold to visit Boma and report on the development of the Congo by Belgium; he declines to participate in the perceived publicity stunt.

An American envoy, George Washington Williams (Samuel L. Jackson), privately reveals his suspicions that Leopold is enslaving the Congolese population to increase rubber production to recoup his debts. Williams persuades Greystoke to go to the Congo in order to prove his suspicions. Jane is thrilled to 'go home' to Africa and see the friends and family she grew up with in the tribal village where her father taught. Greystoke says that she should not come, as he thinks the trip would be too dangerous. Jane recently had a miscarriage and he remembers the harshness of the jungle. Jane reminds him that she grew up in Africa as well, and misses her home and friends there. John relents, and allows Jane to accompany him after she promises to stay with the tribe while John and Williams investigate.

John, Jane, and Williams take the trip to the Congo. There, the trio circumvent the diplomatic envoy and travel solo to the tribal village of their youth. The village celebrates reuniting with their friends. Jane explains to Williams that her husband was once considered an evil spirit by the African tribes. Jane was an object of curiosity to the young Tarzan, and Tarzan revealed himself to Jane during a childhood game of hide and seek.

Frustrated by John's deviation from the travel plan, Rom and his mercenaries raid the sleeping village after the celebration. They kill the tribe's leader, capture John and Jane, and kidnap several villagers for use as slaves. John is rescued by Williams, but Rom's crew takes the remaining captives, including Jane, on board their steamship traveling on the nearby river. Rom intends to use Jane as bait to lure John, and is surprised and admiring of Jane's vibrant tenacity and ferociousness. Rom also reveals that John's state invitation from King Leopold was engineered by Rom, and Rom intends to deliver Tarzan to Chief Mbonga.

John and Williams, with the aid of the tribe's remaining warriors, travel through the jungle, hoping to use the new Belgian railway to intercept the steamship and rescue their loved ones. After a struggle to overtake a Belgian military train, the group discovers the train is carrying captured slaves and find a ledger detailing the Rom's government-sanctioned plan to take over the Congo using slaves, the railways, and a massive mercenary army. The only thing needed are the Opar diamonds; King Leopold has nearly bankrupted his country paying for the initial stages of the plan, and requires the diamonds to pay for the army of mercenaries needed to complete his hostile takeover and see a return on his investment. With the ledger, William now has the evidence he needs to expose King Leopold.

John and Williams task the warriors with returning the released slaves to their homes and then delivering the ledger to the port city of Boma via the railway as John and Williams continue on through the jungle to catch the steamship. As John and Williams continue, John encounters the adult Akut, who was raised as his ape brother and now is leader of the apes. Aware that Akut considers him a deserter, John must fight Akut for permission to travel through their territory. John soon loses, but the pair are permitted to travel on. John remembers saving a young Jane's life by shielding her from Kerchak's attack when they were teens, suffering severe injuries. Jane took the injured Tarzan home, starting their relationship. As John recovers from his recent fight, Williams recalls the massacres of Native Americans during the Indian Wars, comparing them to the abuses of Rom and Leopold.

Jane escapes Rom's clutches on the steamship, jumping from the boat and swimming to the shore as the remaining captured villagers escape to rally extra forces. Her flight through the jungle is halted when she stumbles into a group of mangani apes, and must make a show of deference to avoid them attacking. Rom approaches the apes, making the gesture of deference as Jane promises to return with Rom in exchange for the apes being unharmed, but Rom's nervous men shoot, leading to slaughter. John saves the remaining apes, reconciling with Akut, before pursuing Rom, who is now fleeing in the direction of Mbonga's tribe with Jane in tow in the hopes of delivering Tarzan to them and receiving his payment of diamonds.

John is cornered by Mbonga and his tribe. It is revealed that John had earlier killed Mbonga's only son, who had killed Kala, John’s adoptive ape mother. A defeated Mbonga accuses John of lacking honor, as his son was just a young boy when John killed him. John spares Mbonga, just as Akut and the manganis arrive to subdue the tribe.

Rom takes Jane and the diamonds to Boma, where he plans to take control of the mercenary army waiting offshore. John triggers a massive stampede of wildebeest through Boma, destroying the town and soldiers. John rescues Jane. As Rom attempts to escape by boat, Williams sinks it with a machine gun as John swims aboard. Rom incapacitates John by strangling him and then tying him by the neck to the ship's railing, before trying to escape again. John summons crocodiles with a mating call to devour Rom, before escaping the destroyed vessel.

Williams returns to England and presents the Prime Minister with evidence exposing the slave trade and abuses of the Congolese in the Belgian-held lands. One year later, John and Jane have settled in Africa, in the old house of Jane's father. John returns to his place among the great apes as Tarzan and celebrates Jane having their child.

Cast[edit]

• Alexander Skarsgård as John Clayton III / Tarzan, 5th Baron Greystoke.^[6] On his character Tarzan, Skarsgård said, 'This is about a man who’s holding back; and slowly, as you peel off the layers, he reverts back to a more animalistic state and lets that side of his personality out.'^[7] To get in Tarzan shape, Skarsgård spent four months in a training regimen before principal photography started and gained 24 pounds.^[7][8] Part of his training was for movement work with choreographer Wayne McGregor.^[8][9]
  • Rory J. Saper as 18 year old Tarzan
  • Christian Stevens as 5 year old Tarzan
• Christoph Waltz as Captain Léon Rom,^[10] a corrupt merciless Belgian captain sent by King Leopold of Belgium to find diamonds and control the region.
• Samuel L. Jackson as George Washington Williams, an American entrepreneur and veteran of the American Civil War^[11][12]
• Margot Robbie as Jane Clayton, Baroness Greystoke, née Porter^[13] (Tarzan's wife)
• Djimon Hounsou as Chief Mbonga,^[14] the leader of the leopard men of Opar (an African tribe that controls the diamond region), who wants revenge against Tarzan for the death of his son.
• Jim Broadbent as Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, the British Prime Minister
• Casper Crump as Major Kerckhover, Rom's violent first lieutenant^[15]
• Ben Chaplin as Captain Moulle
• Hadley Fraser as John Clayton II, 4th Baron Greystoke (Tarzan's father)
• Genevieve O'Reilly as Alice Clayton, Baroness Greystoke (Tarzan's mother)
• Yule Masiteng as Muviro, the tribal leader of the Kuba people
• Mimi Ndiweni as Eshe
• Simon Russell Beale as Mr. Frum^[16][17]
• Matt Cross as Akut, Tarzan's adoptive ape brother, Kala's biological son, and the current leader of the Mangani.
• Madeleine Worrall as Kala, Tarzan's adoptive ape mother and the biological mother of Akut
• William Wollen as Kerchak, the former leader of the Mangani who killed Tarzan's father and hates Tarzan

Production[edit]

Development[edit]

An updated version of Tarzan had been in the works since at least 2003, with John August writing.^[18] However, by 2008, it was reported that a different version, co-written by Stephen Sommers and Stuart Beatle, that was said to resemble the Pirates of the Caribbean series, was in development.^[19][20] By 2011, Craig Brewer, who also rewrote a version of the script, was set to direct the film,^[21] although this did not come to pass. Instead, David Yates was chosen to direct in 2012.^[4] Other directors in the running included Susanna White and Gary Ross.^[22] In April 2013, it was reported that the production was temporarily suspended due to budgetary concerns.^[23]

Casting[edit]

For a while, producer Jerry Weintraub (no relation to the 50s and 60s Tarzan producer Sy Weintraub) wanted swimmer Michael Phelps to play the title role, feeling that he was the heir apparent to Johnny Weissmuller, the actor who had famously played Tarzan, and who was also a prominent competitive swimmer. Weintraub reportedly changed his mind after watching Phelps host Saturday Night Live, for only two minutes.^[24] Other early contenders for the role included Henry Cavill, Tom Hardy, and Charlie Hunnam.^[4][25] On November 14, 2012, Alexander Skarsgård was cast in the title role, the choice of director Yates, while Samuel L. Jackson was being eyed to play Williams in the film.^[6] Yates found Skarsgård to be the perfect Tarzan. He liked that he was born in Sweden but had found a career in America, so 'he has this wonderful quality of not quite belonging to one or the other', he said.^[7] On March 6, 2013, it was reported that Yates wanted Jessica Chastain to play the female lead role, Jane Porter.^[26] On September 26, 2013, Christoph Waltz was in talks to play the villain in the film; he was later cast, as Captain Rom.^[10]

The studio eyed Margot Robbie and Emma Stone to play the female lead character, Jane Porter.^[11]Emma Watson (who worked with Yates on the lastfourHarryPotter films), Sarah Bolger, Georgina Haig, Lucy Hale, Lyndsy Fonseca, Eleanor Tomlinson, Gabriella Wilde, Lucy Boynton and Cressida Bonas were all considered for the part. On January 18, 2014, Robbie was confirmed to play the female lead, Jane, in the film, opposite Skarsgård, beating Stone for the role.^[13] On June 4, Djimon Hounsou was set to play Chief Mbonga in the film.^[14] On June 17, Osy Ikhile was added to the cast to play a supporting role, but the character was not then named.^[27]Casper Crump was cast to play Captain Kerchover.^[15] The release of the first trailer in December 2015 revealed that Jim Broadbent was also part of the cast.^{[citation needed]}

Filming[edit]

Principal photography on the film commenced on June 30, 2014, at Warner Bros. Studios in Leavesden, Hertfordshire, England.^[28][29] Filming had begun on the day an announcement was made for the expansion of the studio.^[30] Filming wrapped the same year on October 3.^[31] Filming took place for a total of 70 days.^[32] According to The Wall Street Journal, shooting the film in Africa would have made the budget even higher.^[33]

Making Africa seem authentic was especially important to the filmmakers, since the film was shot in England, except for six weeks in Gabon, filming background by helicopter without the cast. A working waterfall and a 100-foot-long collapsible pier were assembled at Warner Bros.’ Leavesden studios.^[33][34] Seven versions of the African jungle were constructed to show different scenery throughout the filming. Plants from Holland were mixed with trees sculpted by the art department. Kedleston Hall stood in for the Greystoke Manor, and a cedar tree on the grounds of Highclere Castle served as the setting for an early pivotal scene between Tarzan and Jane.^[34]

Soundtrack[edit]

The film's score was composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams. The soundtrack was released on June 16, 2016 by WaterTower Music and on CD on June 24, 2016. Tony Clarke,^[35] Thomas Farnon,^[36] and Tom Howe^[37] are credited for additional music. Hozier provided a single, Better Love, which is played at the film's end credits.^[38]

Track listing[edit]

All music composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams, except where noted.

Release[edit]

The film was released on July 1, 2016 by Warner Bros., in traditional formats as well as 3D and IMAX 3D.^[5]

Home media[edit]

The film was released in October 11, 2016, in traditional formats, Blu-ray, DVD and 4K Blu-ray.^{[citation needed]}

Reception[edit]

Box office[edit]

The Legend of Tarzan grossed $126.6 million in the United States and Canada and $230.1 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $356.7 million.^[3] Given its $180 million production budget, it would have had to have earned at least $400 million to break even and justify a sequel. Deadline Hollywood's financial analysts stated that the film lost the studio an estimated $40 million, although the studio itself asserted the film broke even.^[39][40]

In the United States and Canada, The Legend of Tarzan opened alongside The BFG and The Purge: Election Year, and was projected to gross to $25–33 million in its opening weekend.^[39][41][42] It opened Friday, July 1, 2016 across 3,561 theaters and 6,700 screens, and grossed $14 million on its opening day, including $1.4 million in IMAX showings.^[43] This includes $2.6 million it made from Thursday night previews.^[44] In its opening weekend, buoyed by positive word of mouth, the film grossed a better-than-expected $38.5 million, of which IMAX contributed $3.9 million, and $45.6 million over its four-day Independence Day holiday frame, finishing second place at the box office behind Finding Dory, but first among new releases. However, despite its opening numbers, Deadline called the film a 'dud', due to its lofty budget.^[45][46]

Internationally, The Legend of Tarzan received a scattered release pattern, in order to take advantage of the competitive landscape surrounding the 2016 European Championship.^[47] It is likely that a recoup of the film's hefty production budget will be dependent on international audiences and returns. Jeff Goldstein, Warner's executive vice president of domestic distribution, told The New York Times, 'This property has always really been about the international opportunity.'^[48] The film opened across 19 markets on the same weekend it debuted in North America, including major territories like Russia and South Korea.^[39] In its opening weekend, it grossed $19.3 million on about 6,700 screens, and an IMAX total of $1.2 million from 122 IMAX theaters.^[47] In Russia and the CIS, it opened with $3.1 million, debuting in first place at the box office. However, it was the lowest No. 1 opening for a film since April,^[49] while in South Korea it debuted at No. 2, with $4 million. In the latter market, it faced significant competition from local films Familyhood and The Hunt, both of which performed strongly.^[47][50] In the United Kingdom and Ireland, it came in second place with $4.7 million, including previews, debuting behind the animated The Secret Life of Pets, and in Australia with $3.2 million, behind Finding Dory.^[51] Elsewhere, Asia had No. 1 openings in India, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia. The studio also reported No. 1 debuts in Mexico ($4.6 million), Brazil ($3.4 million), Spain ($1.8 million), Italy ($1.6 million), the majority of Eastern European markets, and Puerto Rico.^{[47][51][52][53]} Germany ($2 million), the UAE ($1.6 million), and Japan ($1.5 million) had similar opening figures.^[54]

In China – the film's second biggest market – the film was granted a rare release date in the month of July, a peculiar move since July is typically the month when Chinese regulators ban foreign films (including Hollywood films) in order to protect and promote their own local films.^[55][56] It opened on Tuesday, July 19, and made $7 million on its opening day. It went on to deliver a six-day opening of around $27 million and a three-day weekend opening of $12 million. Although the opening number was regarded strong, it came in second place, behind Skiptrace, which occupied a market share in excess of 56%, in comparion to The Legend of Tarzan's 16%.^[53][57]

In terms of total earnings, its biggest markets outside of the United States are China ($45.1 million), Mexico ($13.7 million) and the U.K. and Ireland ($11.9 million).^[58]

Critical response[edit]

The Legend of Tarzan received generally mixed reviews from critics. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 36% based on 241 reviews with an average rating of 5.07/10. The website's critical consensus reads, 'The Legend of Tarzan has more on its mind than many movies starring the classic character, but that isn't enough to make up for its generic plot or sluggish pace.'^[59] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 44 out of 100 based on 41 critics, indicating 'mixed or average reviews'.^[60] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of 'A–' on an A+ to F scale.^[61]

Manohla Dargis of The New York Times gave the film a positive review, stating 'What makes it more enjoyable than a lot of recycled stories of this type is that the filmmakers have given Tarzan a thoughtful, imperfect makeover.'^[62] In his review, Peter Travers of Rolling Stone stated 'At least it's watchable. In summer, baby, that's high praise.'^[63]

Peter Debruge of Variety gave the film a negative review, stating 'A talky and mostly turgid attempt by British director David Yates to build on the epic vision he brought to the final four Harry Potter movies via another beloved literary hero.'^[64] Jordan Hoffman of The Guardian criticized the film for its story and writing, stating 'Committed performances aren’t enough to save this film from uncomfortable colonial optics, uninspiring CGI and tedious plotlines.'^[65]

Accolades[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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External links[edit]

• The Legend of Tarzan on IMDb
• The Legend of Tarzan at AllMovie
• The Legend of Tarzan at Rotten Tomatoes
• The Legend of Tarzan at Box Office Mojo