O Primata

Roberts is a reliable pulp horror guy and expert with basic suspense exercises – while Sequoyah impresses as a capable heroine who must juggle responsibilities and risks.

...if you buy a ticket for one killer chimpanzee movie this year, this one delivers the goods.

There’s an atavistic joy to be had in the January slasher—the kind of no-frills, all-chills gorefest that often comes around in the sleepy opening weeks of the year...

The horror is really just about an ape attacking humans, but after some mild backstory tedium, it unleashes stylish suspense (and gore).

...like any Hawaiian body of water, there is something inviting about the picture’s monkey games.