Coming to terms with aging is a major theme - Danny DeVito's Eddie learns that growing old isn't a burden but rather "a gift" and he goes back into the workforce after 15 years of fuming over his business partner selling his restaurant. It's a kids' movie, but the kids in it are college-age, so then they're actually adults. Kid viewers may marvel at the dazzling array of treats on offer, but adults may be puzzled as to who, exactly, this movie is for. Yes, there's a little something for everybody in Jumanji: The Next Level - a little too much. There's a romantic subplot involving Martha and Spencer, two warring friends resolve their differences, and every character learns a little about themselves. After all, its central protagonists are teenagers and the action revolves around a video game with lots of jokes and action sequences to fill out the running time. Jumanji: The Next Level has been marketed as a family film.
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