Synopsis
Eight people embark on an expedition into the Congo, a mysterious expanse of unexplored Africa where human greed and the laws of nature have gone berserk. When the thrill-seekers -- some with ulterior motives -- stumble across a race of killer apes.
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Cast
- Laura LinneyDr. Karen Ross
- Dylan WalshDr. Peter Elliot
- Ernie HudsonCaptain Munro Kelly
- Tim CurryHerkermer Homolka
- Grant HeslovRichard
- Adewale Akinnuoye-AgbajeKahega
- Joe Don BakerR.B. Travis
- Lorene NohAmy
- Mary Ellen TrainorMoira
- Misty RosasAmy the Gorilla
Recommandations
- 75
Chicago Sun-Times
The result is not a movie that is very good, exactly, but it's entertaining and funny. - 50
ReelViews
This is easily the worst filmed version of anything penned by the prolific author. - 40
The New York Times
This glib, overheated film about vicious primates delivers little suspense, nor are there signs of the 65 cited volumes and articles that turned Mr. Crichton's book into such a learning experience. - 40
Washington Post
Even with these high-end artists on the team, though, the movie seems thin. - 30
Washington Post
As if aware that Congo is the least interesting adventure ever filmed, screenwriter John Patrick Shanley (who once wrote a funny movie called "Moonstruck") tries to inoculate the activities with humor. - 25
San Francisco Chronicle
But Congo leads to nothing but a fierce battle with the gray gorillas, a kind of guns vs. fangs scene; and a convenient and incongruous volcano eruption that looks as artificial as a video game. - 25
San Francisco Examiner
In stupidity, this movie ranks up there among the greats. - 25
Christian Science Monitor
One thing is certain: It's a bomb trying to be a hit, and at that it'll never succeed.
