November 14, 2009
Decent prison movie with Anthony Hopkins defending the apes and his fellow prisoners in the jail. Cuba is good too.
Anthony Hopkins, Cuba Gooding Jr., Donald Sutherland
When a noted anthropologist who left society to live in the jungle is imprisoned for murder, it's up to young psychologist to get through to him.
DVD Release Date: January 15, 2002
Stats: 816 reviews
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Flixster Reviews (816)
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October 6, 2009Love that Hopkins. The rest of it has all been done before. I'm a sucker for movies set in prisons.
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August 4, 2009Re-reviewed:
"We have only one thing to give up. Our dominion. We don't own the world. We're not kings yet. Not gods. Can we give that up? Too precious, all that control? Too tempting, being a god?" ...( read more) -
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August 15, 2007An interesting tale, a story of trust and psychology. Not a huge fan of Cuba Gooding Jr, but he didn't do a bad job in this role as the psychiatrist. Hopkins providing another good performance,
VERDICT: Certainly worth watching, not on your gonna watch over and over though -
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October 29, 2009This movie made me ask myself again, what it is that makes "us" believe we are so civilized.
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October 20, 2009I have always admired the work of Dian Fossey and Jane Goodall, so this movie may just be natural extension to my interests.
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October 7, 2009A perfect cast and terrific story make this a very tense and thrilling ride through the mind of a madman, who may just hold the secret to remove the illusions we all have.
Critic Reviews
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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March 7, 2007Despite what the flixster-plot says (that "There's not a credible moment in the whole movie"- a statement I do not agree with what-so-ever, and actually don't understand why there is a personal opinion in whats supposed to be an unbiased plot summary)...I had to 5-star this film.
Anthony Hopkins was very good, but Cuba Gooding Jr was unbelievably good. The emotions involved in this film (for example the scene where the gorilla's are being shot- where the viewer is made to feel happy and smile, right before being shocked and angered) are simply stunning.
I agree it may not be one of the best films ever made, but it's still very good and one of my all-time favourites. And trust me, a film has to be good to get a full rating from me.
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