The Jungle Book 2
Feature, US
"...Mowgli's subsequent adventures are told with much wit and humor, and knockout >musical numbers give the film a terrific lift. From the original "Jungle Book' are >Richard M. Sherman and Robert B Sherman's "I Wanna Be Like You" and Terry Gilkyson's >rousing "Bare Necessities". Lorraine Feather and Paul Grabowsky have created >several new jazzy, razzmatazz swing numbers in a '40's vein that, along with Joel >McNeely's score, lend a smart, engaging retro feel to the film – a standout is "W-I->L-D" staged like an elaborate production number in a vintage Broadway or Hollywood >musical in which Baloo means to convince Mowgli that his place is in the jungle."
- Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times, 14.02.2003