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‘Autumn and the Black Jaguar’ Review: Family-Friendly Film Is a Dismaying Bore for Kids and Adults Alike
Tackling environmentalist issues like animal poaching, director Gilles de Maistre can’t transpose good intentions to a children’s film to root for.
You want to be moved by this seemingly conservation-minded affair, but “Autumn and the Black Jaguar” sadly turns into a cringe-inducing experience fast in a number of ways, undermining the intelligence and taste level of its young audience in the process. Written by Prune de Maistre, the story follows Autumn (Lumi Pollack), a 14-year-old junior high student in New York City, being lovingly raised by his single father Saul (Paul Greene). When Autumn finds the letters that their close family friend and indigenous Chief Oré (Wayne Charles Baker) have been sending to her dad over the years, she discovers that Hope is in danger due to the threat of ruthless poachers, and decides to travel to the Amazons once again to save her.
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