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Chiefly of interest to Nicolas Cage completists and hardcore B-movie fans, this action thriller suffers from an unfortunate lack of Primal energy.
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It's more brutal than thrilling... I think the plot summary is probably the most tongue-in-cheek about the way it plays out. November 8, 2019 | Full Review…
It's more brutal than thrilling... I think the plot summary is probably the most tongue-in-cheek about the way it plays out.
Amy Nicholson
A lifeless game of cat-and-mouse-and-jaguar. November 8, 2019 | Rating: D | Full Review…
A lifeless game of cat-and-mouse-and-jaguar.
David Ehrlich
Face it, tiger: Primal is boring. November 8, 2019 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…
Face it, tiger: Primal is boring.
Simon Abrams
Unfortunately, even by the relaxed standards of trash cinema, "Primal" is dispiritingly tame. November 8, 2019 | Full Review…
Unfortunately, even by the relaxed standards of trash cinema, "Primal" is dispiritingly tame.
Noel Murray
It's the sort of humdrum thriller you half-watch on TV while folding laundry; any hope that Cage might do something memorable enough to momentarily pull your attention entirely away from your socks is in vain. November 7, 2019 | Rating: C- | Full Review…
It's the sort of humdrum thriller you half-watch on TV while folding laundry; any hope that Cage might do something memorable enough to momentarily pull your attention entirely away from your socks is in vain.
Mike D'Angelo
I'm embarrassed to admit it, but I screamed out loud five times. November 7, 2019 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
I'm embarrassed to admit it, but I screamed out loud five times.
Rex Reed
Despite its flaws, I warmed to Primal as it neared its close, and not just because it was nearly at a close. It's enjoyable nonsense that becomes weirdly compulsive viewing. February 13, 2020 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…
Despite its flaws, I warmed to Primal as it neared its close, and not just because it was nearly at a close. It's enjoyable nonsense that becomes weirdly compulsive viewing.
Sarah Cartland
Nicolas Un-Caged - that's what you could call this man versus nature actioner. Nicolas Cage returns to his action roots with Primal, a high octane action film which takes subtlety and tosses it overboard. January 2, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Nicolas Un-Caged - that's what you could call this man versus nature actioner. Nicolas Cage returns to his action roots with Primal, a high octane action film which takes subtlety and tosses it overboard.
Niall Browne
Despite the "Cage vs. jaguar" hook that is being relied on to sell the movie, there isn't a whole lot of gnarly animal action. December 9, 2019 | Rating: C- | Full Review…
Despite the "Cage vs. jaguar" hook that is being relied on to sell the movie, there isn't a whole lot of gnarly animal action.
Josh Bell
Is Primal good? Not exactly. But it is a film in which Nicolas Cage goes man-hunting on a ship full of snakes and parrots and monkeys [...] and, in a way, that's good enough. December 6, 2019 | Rating: 6/10 | Full Review…
Is Primal good? Not exactly. But it is a film in which Nicolas Cage goes man-hunting on a ship full of snakes and parrots and monkeys [...] and, in a way, that's good enough.
Sol Harris
At its best, Primal calls to mind Adam Sandler's Netflix originals, where it's clear the actor is just going on vacation to different locals and hoping the creatives around him can put together a movie from the exploits. November 16, 2019 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…
At its best, Primal calls to mind Adam Sandler's Netflix originals, where it's clear the actor is just going on vacation to different locals and hoping the creatives around him can put together a movie from the exploits.
Dominic Griffin
How have I not been transported back to the 90s where Primal should be opening in wide-release alongside every other audacious action hybrid imaginable? November 14, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
How have I not been transported back to the 90s where Primal should be opening in wide-release alongside every other audacious action hybrid imaginable?
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