Tarzan and Jane reconnect with old friends-both man and beast-before a final confrontation with Rom. Sent to the Congo to determine Leopold's broader plan, Tarzan brings along Jane and an American, George Washington Williams ( Samuel L. But taking Tarzan out of the jungle doesn’t take the jungle out of Tarzan. The film both fills in the background of the Tarzan legend as well as carrying it through to his civilized life in England.
The ape man has settled into a civilized life in England as John Clayton, third Earl of Greystoke, but mercenary Leon Rom ( Christoph Waltz), working on behalf of King Leopold of Belgium, wants to hand Tarzan over to a Congo chief ( Djimon Hounsou) who has an old score to settle with Tarzan. Tarzan ( Alexander Skarsgard) and Jane ( Margot Robbie) return in the latest attempt to revive the Tarzan stories for modern audiences. Want Another Take? Watch Our Video Review of The Legend of Tarzan But unlike the 2012 adaptation of John Carter(which, like Tarzan, is based on stories from Edgar Rice Burroughs), or The Lone Ranger reboot a year later, this update is more often fun than not. Adventurous and ambitious if not altogether as rousing as the best summer blockbusters, The Legend of Tarzan revives a franchise for which no one seemed to be clamoring.
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