Nicolas Cage

Famke Janssen

Kevin Durand

Jeremy Jay Nazario

LaMonica Garrett

Michael Imperioli

Isaac Santiago

Braulio Castillo Jr.

Tommy Walker

Sewell Whitney

Leon Andrew Joseph

Sebastian Vázquez

John Lewis

Rey Hernandez

Drake Shannon

Jaime Irizarry

Daniel Salinas González

Pablo Tufiño

Lunarena Del Fresno

Brian Tester

Juan C. Defendini

Tara Finegan

Nick Powell

Richard Leder

Michael Becker

Daniel Grodnik

Nat McCormick

Belly Torres

Diana Príncipe

Geronimo Mercado

David Rogers

Paul Weinberg

Brian O'Shea

Kirk Shaw

Gary Raskin

Bobby Ranghelov

Francisco Cueto

Ronal Tejada

Katia González Estévez

Alexandra Burgos

Lorenzo Orozco

Andrés S. Aguayo

Brandon Powers

Javier E. Pérez

Patrick Josten

Bayrex Padro

Alfredo Melendez

Hiraldo Pino

Claudia Calderón

Luis A. Riefkohl

Richard Alfaro Rullán

Daniel Rivera Desiderio

Hector Collazo

Nelson Cardona

Dorimar Matías Cordero

Charlie Dombek

Cesar Marrero Sr.

Antonio Betancourt

Francisco 'Panchi' López-Franco

Gabriel Padilla

Nelson Huertas

Jesús M. Agosto

Jonathan Castellano

J.T. Foxx

Daniel Pernas

Orlando Rodríguez

Luis Neftali Nieves

Vanessa López

Jesse Evans

Jorge Garrido

Marsi Caraballo

Emilio Acosta

William Montañez

Eddie Antúnez

Luis Benet

Orlando Kangry Perez

Francisco Santaella

Marielena Ramirez

Gabriel O. Encarnacion

Gary Holms

Nilda Pirez Rivera

Martha Trinidad

Ybelka Hurtado

Luis A. Jurado

Douglas W. McHenry

Elba Rodríguez

Julio Liz Taver

Pamela Warden

Sofia Sifre

Josiuan Rojas

Griselle Osorio

Alexandra Cruz-Montalvo

Christine Aquino

Johannes Peters

Wilmar Davila

Carlos J. Dávila

Giancarlo Rebella

Denes Pagán

Vivian Rebella

Randy Charach

Curt Henderson

David B. Katzin

Jeff Bowler

Alastair Burlingham

Walt Jones

Mitchell Welch

Raúl Marchand Sánchez

Timothee de Mierry

Jeff Gum

Michael Sirow

Massimiliano Musina

Richard Myerson

Luillo Ruiz

Cyril Megret

Bret Saxon

Guillaume Roussel

Jason Garrett

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Primal

Daniel Grodnik Productions

Wonderfilm Media

Imprint Entertainment

Artem Entertainment

Pimienta

Lionsgate

United States of America

English

assassin

amazon rainforest

freighter

big game hunter

exotic animals

Gimly

This was exactly what I needed tonight. But what I needed wasn't something good. Nic Cage and everything that happens within his 30-foot sphere of influence is one hundred percent unbelievable at all times. _Under Siege_ with talking parrots, what could wrong? Lots. Still fun though. 

_Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._

Pretty standard thriller, though compared to some of Cage's other direct-to-video flicks. Not altogether bad and I found some of it to be halfway entertaining, even with some questionable visual effects (which I give  a pass considering what I assume wasn't a big budget), and it's never a bad thing seeing Famke Janssen. And for his part, as normal Cage performances go, he wasn't bad.

The biggest drawback however was the convoluted plot, I'll give them this high-value prisoner has a health condition that precluded them from flying him back, but the reasoning to be on a cargo vessel was dumb. **2.75/5**

Kamurai

Really good watch, could watch again, and can recommend.

This is one of Nicolas Cage's more reserved roles, and the movie is very well balanced between him and Kevin Durand (and LaMonica Garrett and his team dealing with Durand's character).

The premise is intriguing and simple: trapped on a boat with a killer, wild animals, military, and a hunter: who wins?

The biggest problem I have with this, and the movie specifically leans into it, is that Nicolas Cage is not playing a good guy, he's a poacher.  The only reason he doesn't go to prison for life (though I'm sketchy if the US Cost Guard has jurisdiction given it's not a US ship and neither country involved in the trip is the US), is because Famke Janssen has the hots for him.

Kevin Durand really is amazing in this.  He's been reserved to what feels like bit parts in the past, but giving a chance to shine, he really does.  He's able to steal the light from Cage in some parts of the movie.

This isn't the greatest movie ever, but it's really good, and I think you'll remember it.

_**Solid ship adventure with Cage, Famke and a cargo of jungle animals**_

A ship with a cargo of deadly exotic wildlife, including a rare white jaguar, travels from the Amazon to Puerto Rico when a political killer being secretly extradited to the USA (Kevin Durand) escapes captivity and releases the animals for a voyage of utter mayhem. Nicolas Cage and Famke Janssen head the cast.

"Primal" (2019) is an amusing, action-packed ship adventure with jungle accoutrements. It’s a mix of “Under Siege” (1992), “The Lost Continent” (1968) and Tarzan. The writing/acting is snappy and the violence extreme while the story briskly moves along without ever bogging down. 

Famke is the only one on the feminine front (except for village lasses in the opening). She’s in shape, but has obviously gotten plastic surgery since the last time I saw her 5-6 years prior. Hey, age happens.
 
The movie runs 1 hour, 37 minutes, and was shot mostly on a cargo ship in Puerto Rico & waters nearby.

GRADE: B-

PRIMAL - In Select Theaters and On Demand 11/8

Primal( 2019)

The ultimate hunter vs the ultimate predator

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Written by Gimly on Sat Dec 28 2019

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