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

Daniel Grodnik

Michael Becker

Nat McCormick

Belly Torres

David Rogers

Geronimo Mercado

Kirk Shaw

Diana Príncipe

Bobby Ranghelov

Brian O'Shea

Gary Raskin

Paul Weinberg

Patrick Josten

Jesse Evans

Francisco Cueto

Brandon Powers

Javier E. Pérez

Vanessa López

Jorge Garrido

Hector Collazo

Katia González Estévez

Marsi Caraballo

Emilio Acosta

Lorenzo Orozco

Jonathan Castellano

Nelson Cardona

J.T. Foxx

Bayrex Padro

Orlando Rodríguez

Luis Benet

Luis Neftali Nieves

Cesar Marrero Sr.

Luis A. Riefkohl

Alexandra Burgos

Ronal Tejada

Andrés S. Aguayo

Claudia Calderón

Nelson Huertas

Charlie Dombek

Gabriel Padilla

Alfredo Melendez

Daniel Rivera Desiderio

Orlando Kangry Perez

Francisco 'Panchi' López-Franco

Eddie Antúnez

Christine Aquino

Daniel Pernas

Martha Trinidad

Alexandra Cruz-Montalvo

Gabriel O. Encarnacion

Dorimar Matías Cordero

Antonio Betancourt

Marielena Ramirez

Nilda Pirez Rivera

William Montañez

Richard Alfaro Rullán

Francisco Santaella

Jesús M. Agosto

Griselle Osorio

Gary Holms

Josiuan Rojas

Pamela Warden

Ybelka Hurtado

Sofia Sifre

Elba Rodríguez

Hiraldo Pino

Luis A. Jurado

Douglas W. McHenry

Julio Liz Taver

Giancarlo Rebella

Carlos J. Dávila

Vivian Rebella

Denes Pagán

Wilmar Davila

Johannes Peters

Jeff Bowler

Randy Charach

Alastair Burlingham

Timothee de Mierry

Jeff Gum

Walt Jones

Mickey Gooch

Curt Henderson

Jason Garrett

Mitchell Welch

Luillo Ruiz

Massimiliano Musina

Richard Myerson

John R. Sherman

David B. Katzin

Michael Sirow

Cyril Megret

Walter Josten

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Thriller

Primal

Daniel Grodnik Productions

Wonderfilm Media

Imprint Entertainment

Artem Entertainment

Pimienta

Lionsgate

United States of America

English

assassin

affectation

amazon rainforest

cynical

freighter

aggressive

big game hunter

exotic animals

admiring

adoring

amused

appreciative

approving

assertive

commanding

complicated

earnest

sarcastic

sympathetic

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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