The Jungle Book *** (Out of four stars)

Directed by Jon Favreau. With Neeli Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Christopher Walken,    Lupita Nyong'o. Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.

Running time: 105 mins.

Parents guide: PG (sequences of scary action and peril).

Playing at: Area theaters.EndText