We were surprised to find that the main character of this movie was NOT James Franco’s character. It was the ape. Played by Andy Serkis (The Lord of the Rings’s Gollum) who had his bodily movements all CGI’d for a realistic effect and performance, the ape stole the show and made you feel for his plight.
This is a great accomplishment for a movie with a premise that many would describe as “stupid.” This movie is anything but boring. No real apes were used in the filming, so the movie isn’t hypocritical either.
So yeah. While this might not be your topic of interest, it shockingly doesn’t suck. It’s a good action movie with good direction and a sympathetic animal main character. And this is coming from someone who hates 9/10 animal movies.
Grade: A-
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