Movie Cosmos - MVP: Most Valuable Primate

Description:

Jack is a three-year-old chimpanzee who has been the subject of a long-term experiment by Dr. Kendall, a researcher who been teaching Jack to communicate through sign language. Jack scrambles onto the ice in the midst of practice for Steven's junior league hockey team, and he and his teammates discover the monkey has a natural talent for the game.

Top Cast >

Kevin Zegers

As Steven Westover

Jamie Renée Smith

As Tara Westover

Alexa Benette Fox

As Jane

Lomax Study

As Dr. Kendall

Russell Ferrier

As Darren

Jane Sowerby

As Julie Beston

Ingrid Tesch

As Susie Westover

Philip Granger

As Mark Westover

Rick Ducommun

As Coach Marlowe

Aaron Smolinski

As Pete

Shane Vajda

As Moose

Trevor Roberts

As Larry

Frank C. Turner

As Bart

Campbell Lane

As Melvin

Bernie, Mac, and Louie

As Jack

Ray Galletti

As Magoo

Myles Ferguson

As Waterboy

Dave Thomas

As Willy Drucker

David James Lewis

As Organist

Oliver Muirhead

As Dr. Peabody

Jay Brazeau

As Harry

Patrick Cranshaw

As Ron

Louie

As Jack

Louie

As Louie

Top Crew >

Robert Vince

Director, Executive Producer, Writer

Ian Fodie

Producer

Anne Vince

Executive Producer, Writer

Michael Strange

Executive Producer

Kelly Herron

Editor

Brian Davie

Production Design

Cali Newcomen

Costume Design

Lorna Johnson

Casting

Glen Winter

Director of Photography

Daryl Hartwell

Dolly Grip

Brahm Wenger

Original Music Composer

Reviews:

r96sk (7/10)

Low quality, but a harmlessly fine 90 minutes.

I found 'MVP: Most Valuable Primate' to be perfectly passable. Sure it isn't a movie that requires any sort of thinking, it's very silly and would never top great film lists and/or win any major awards. However, not a single part of me disliked this as a movie. It's flimsy but watchable. The beginning also holds more depth than anticipated.

Kevin Zegers and Jamie Renée Smith are likeable leads, while those chimps are cute - and convincing 'actors', btw! Rick Ducommun is also involved, always remember that guy from 1994's 'Blank Check'. Elsewhere, I proper thought Devin Ratray appears here as Larry, turns out he was played by Trevor Roberts - a bit of a doppelgänger!

Two more of these flicks left to watch. One of the best trilogies of all-time, I'm sure.

2024-05-14