MOVIE:
Primal
WHERE TO WATCH:
Sunday, 18 April at 20:05 on M-Net (DStv 101)
CRITIC RATING:
2/5 Stars
WHAT IT'S ABOUT:
When Frank Walsh (Nicolas Cage), a hunter and collector of rare and exotic animals, bags a priceless white jaguar for a zoo, he figures it'll be smooth sailing to a big payday. But the ship bearing Frank's precious cargo has two predators caged in its hold: the cat, and a political assassin being extradited to the U.S. After the assassin breaks free – and then frees the jaguar – Frank feverishly stalks the ship's cramped corridors in hot pursuit of his prey, right up until the thrilling, unpredictable climax.
WHAT THE CRITICS THOUGHT:
"A lifeless game of cat-and-mouse-and-jaguar." - David Ehrlich, indieWire
"Unfortunately, even by the relaxed standards of trash cinema, "Primal" is dispiritingly tame." - Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times
"It's the sort of humdrum thriller you half-watch on TV while folding laundry; any hope that Cage might do something memorable enough to momentarily pull your attention entirely away from your socks is in vain." - Mike D'Angelo, AV Club
"I'm embarrassed to admit it, but I screamed out loud five times." - Rex Reed, Observer
WATCH THE TRAILER HERE: