The Legend of Tarzan begins where many films about the mysterious son of the jungle begin. The wild Tarzan, who was raised by apes and once swung from the branches of the Congo, has become a diplomat. When we first see him, he’s dressed professionally in a suit and sitting in a boardroom. His name isn’t Tarzan anymore. It’s John Clayton III but of course, that’s only temporary.
Director David Yates, who previously directed four features in the Harry Potter series including the magnificent final chapter Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, attempts to reinvent Tarzan here. Starring Alexander Skarsgård as the title character, the feature presents a matured and fully-grown Tarzan. When we first meet Tarzan in the late 1800s, the character believes that...